Academy converter · Northumberland

Morpeth Road Academy

2–11Ages
253Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139756URN

Bates Avenue, Blyth, NE24 5TQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

40 applications for 26 places · 36th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
16 March 2022
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Northumberland median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
2014 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	40	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2025	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2024	29	45	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2023	26	50	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2022	24	33	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2021	33	48	1.5	33	1.00
Sep 2020	35	55	1.6	32	0.91
Sep 2019	48	74	1.5	47	0.98
Sep 2018	46	75	1.6	41	0.89
Sep 2017	41	63	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2016	57	93	1.6	53	0.93
Sep 2015	60	94	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2014	42	65	1.6	37	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%29th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Northumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	0%	103	101
2023/24	51%	0%	101	101
2022/23	22%	0%	97	95

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Morpeth Road AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Malvin's Close Academy
0.7 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Northumberland

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
1.3 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Croftway Academy
1.7 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cambois Primary School
1.9 km · Northumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Newsham Primary School
2.0 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
New Delaval Primary School
2.2 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Station Primary School
2.5 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139756 · 929/2405
Trust: Wise Academies
Capacity: 420 pupils · 253 on roll
Free school meals: 60.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Morpeth Road Primary School (URN 122257)
Address: Bates Avenue, Blyth, NE24 5TQ
Local authority: Northumberland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources