Primary
Beaufront First School
Sandhoe, Hexham, NE46 4LY
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 62 of 75 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 9.5
- Pupils per adult
- 7.0
- Pupils
- 66
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
April 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Sandhoe, Hexham, NE46 4LY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Northumberland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Neil Hanford
- Address
- Sandhoe, Hexham, NE46 4LY
- Telephone
- 01434602903