# Alternatives to Alston Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Alston Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Alston Primary School, for comparison

1.00 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Nenthead Primary School, Alston](/school/112116/nenthead-primary-school) | 4.0 mi south-east | - | 2024 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Whitfield CofE Primary School, Hexham](/school/144478/whitfield-cofe-primary-school) | 8.3 mi north-east | - | 2026 | Needs attention | yes | not recorded |
| [Wearhead Primary School, Bishop Auckland](/school/114065/wearhead-primary-school) | 9.6 mi south-east | - | 2025 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Allendale Primary School, Allendale](/school/122171/allendale-primary-school) | 9.6 mi north-east | 1.00 | 2026 | School remains Good | yes | not recorded |
| [Kirkoswald CofE School, Penrith](/school/112253/kirkoswald-cofe-school) | 10.6 mi west | - | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Haltwhistle Primary Academy, Haltwhistle](/school/146372/haltwhistle-primary-academy) | 11.2 mi north | 0.97 | 2026 | Outstanding | yes | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/112101/alston-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/112101/alston-primary-school