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Morpeth Road Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Bates Avenue, Blyth NE24 5TQ · morpethroad.wiseacademies.co.uk · 01670 351713
On the mapSearch near NE24 5TQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 253
- 60% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 60.3%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Wise Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% 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 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Morpeth Road Academy on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 14
- 4% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 64% who had a child bullied