Kielder Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Hexham, Northumberland
Kielder Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Hexham, Northumberland for ages 2–11 (community school).
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Catchment area for Kielder Primary School and Nursery
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Key facts
- Address
- Kielder, Hexham, NE48 1HQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Northumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 10 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils and their families receive a very warm welcome from staff at this small and rural village school.”
- “On entry, children settle quickly into the routines of the early years.”
- “They play and learn with, and alongside, their friends happily.”
To improve
- “Their progress in writing is lagging behind their progress in other subjects.”
- “Quite correctly, the school's current improvement plans include the further development of pupils' writing.”
- “Their evaluations do not identify the school's strengths and areas that require further development with sufficient rigour.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Northumberland.
- Greenhaugh Primary School 10.6 mi School remains Good
- Bellingham Primary School 14.5 mi Not judged
- Otterburn Primary School 15.0 mi Good
- Wark Church of England Primary School 17.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School 17.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Haltwhistle Primary Academy 18.5 mi Outstanding
- Henshaw Church of England Primary School 19.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Harbottle Church of England First School 20.1 mi Good