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Morpeth First School

  • 3–9Ages
  • 320Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 122210URN

Loansdean, Morpeth, NE61 2AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.4per place
0.9 above Northumberland median (1.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

100 applications for 41 places · 7th of 65 in Northumberland
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.4applications per place, Reception
0.9 above Northumberland median (1.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

100 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first

  1. 2026 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
  2. 2025 2.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
  3. 2024 2.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
  4. 2023 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
  5. 2022 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
  6. 2021 2.6; Northumberland median median 1.7
  7. 2020 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
  8. 2019 2.6; Northumberland median median 1.7
  9. 2018 3.0; Northumberland median median 1.6
  10. 2017 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.5
  11. 2016 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
  12. 2015 2.3; Northumberland median median 1.5
  13. 2014 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Northumberland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026411002.4411.00
Sep 2025601392.3560.93
Sep 2024521372.6430.83
Sep 2023601302.2580.97
Sep 2022601332.2651.08
Sep 2021591542.6580.98
Sep 2020611552.5751.23
Sep 2019601532.6651.08
Sep 2018421263.0421.00
Sep 2017541152.1541.00
Sep 2016551332.4460.84
Sep 2015581312.3631.09
Sep 2014601222.0641.07

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
122210 · 929/2185
Capacity
300 pupils · 320 on roll
Free school meals
9.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Loansdean, Morpeth, NE61 2AP
Local authority
Northumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources