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Branton Primary School and Nursery

PrimaryAges 2–11Academy

near Whittingham, NE66 4JF · Northumberland local authority

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Getting in
5/5
first choices offered a place, 2026 (England: 93%)
How full
39 pupils
93% of its 42 places
Free school meals
13%
13 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about Branton Primary School and Nursery

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • 13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (fewer than England’s 25%)
  • Ofsted: Good, March 2023 (shown, not graded)
  • Outside any built-up area: listed with Whittingham, the nearest town
  • Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (5 of 5)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (NE66 4) sold for a median £305,000; Whittingham’s is £0
Getting in

How hard is it to get a place at Branton Primary School and Nursery?

Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.

5
families put it first for September 2026
5
places offered
100%
of first choices offered a place (England’s primaries: 93%)
First choices and places, by year of entry
20192020202120222023202420252026
Families who put it firstPlaces offered

In every year shown, every family who put it first was offered a place. The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. Pele Trust sets the admissions rules. Apply through Northumberland council’s coordinated admissions.

Demand for primary schools nearby, September 2026

Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places

1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
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100% got their first choice
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100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
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100% got their first choice
Branton Primary School and Nursery
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
Its letter

No letter for Branton Primary School and Nursery

No published results for this school: a new school, or a cohort small enough for DfE to suppress. No results, no letter.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns), March 2023.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near Branton Primary School and Nursery

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in NE66 4, the school’s postcode sector

Whittingham property prices →
£305,000
median sale, 63 sales in 36 months

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£100K£150K£200K£250K£300K£350K£400K2010201520202025NE66 4
NE66 4Whittingham

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£395K
Semi-detached
£219K
Terraced
£203K
Flat
£170K
NE66 4Whittingham

HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

near Whittingham, NE66 4JF

Nearby

Primary schools near Branton Primary School and Nursery

The nearest state schools of the same phase, as the crow flies. Catchments and admissions rules decide which one a child gets.

Branton Primary School and Nursery: common questions

How hard is it to get into Branton Primary School and Nursery?

For September 2026, 5 families put Branton Primary School and Nursery first and all of them were offered a place; 5 places were offered in all.

What is Branton Primary School and Nursery’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Good (March 2023).

How much do houses cost near Branton Primary School and Nursery?

Homes in its postcode sector, NE66 4, sold for a median £305,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (63 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Whittingham’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.