Hipsburn Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Alnwick, Northumberland
Hipsburn Primary School is a primary school in Alnwick, Northumberland for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023.
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Catchment area for Hipsburn Primary School
- 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
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Lesbury, Alnwick, NE66 3PX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Northumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hipsburn Primary school achieve well.”
- “Leaders are ambitious about what they want pupils to learn.”
- “The school ensures that pupils are well prepared to take their next steps in education.”
To improve
- “However, phonics is not delivered consistently well.”
- “Some staff’s subject knowledge around the delivery of phonics is not secure.”
- “However, in some foundation subjects, there are no assessment systems in place to help teachers check what pupils have learned and remembered over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Northumberland.
- Longhoughton Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Shilbottle Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick 2.9 mi School remains Good
- Swansfield Park Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good
- Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Amble Links Primary School 4.7 mi Not judged
- King Edwin Primary School 4.7 mi Standards maintained