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Abbeyfields First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Academy
Abbot's Way, Morpeth NE61 2LZ · afs.cheviotlt.co.uk · 01670 513582
On the mapSearch near NE61 2LZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 324
- 86% of 378 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.9%
- First language not English
- 0.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 98% 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 | 50 | 51 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 98% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Abbeyfields First School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 102
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (19%) with SEND