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Ellington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Warkworth Drive, Ellington, Morpeth NE61 5HL · ellingtonprimaryschool.co.uk · 01670 860769
On the mapSearch near NE61 5HL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Northumberland 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 218
- 88% of 249 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% the higher standard. Across Northumberland it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ellington Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 68
- 33% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied