Primary school in Alnwick, Northumberland
Branton Primary School and Nursery
Branton, Powburn, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 4JF
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection though inspectors noted concerns, on 29 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- Places
- 42
- How full
- 93% full — 39 of 42 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 22 / 17
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Northumberland 003B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 39%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 48%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PELE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Miller
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward
- Wooler
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- URN
- 151712
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittingham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 50% | 3 mi |
| Wooler First SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 7.8 mi |
| Harbottle Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 10 mi |
| Swarland Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 83% | 10.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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