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St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Academy
Oldgate, Morpeth NE61 1QF · st-roberts.northumberland.sch.uk · 01670 512031
On the mapSearch near NE61 1QF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 177
- 98% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.1%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 35 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122312), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122312)
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122312)
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122312)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 91
- 53% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (24%) with SEND