Morpeth Road Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 16 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
139756
Address
Bates Avenue, NE24 5TQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
288 (65% of total capacity)
Boys
44.1%
Girls
55.9%
First language not English
11.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
55.2%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.6%
African 4.5%
Mixed 3.8%
Pakistani 2.8%
Other 2.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other White 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsWell below average-4.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 51%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Morpeth Road Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
5
1
4
Early Years 2, Full-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
3
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
5
4
Reception, Part-time
20
12
8
Reception, Full-time
16
5
11
Year 1
27
15
12
Year 2
29
16
13
Year 3
27
16
11
Year 4
40
13
27
Year 5
45
17
28
Year 6
46
18
28
Year 2024-2025

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