Academy sponsor led · Northumberland

Malvin's Close Academy

3–11Ages
437Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146544URN

Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way, Malvin's Close Academy, Blyth, NE24 5BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

78 applications for 48 places · 28th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

78 applications · 48 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Northumberland median

Dashed bars: as Malvin's Close Academy (URN 139754), Malvin's Close Primary School (URN 122262), the previous school.

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	48	78	1.6	50	1.04
Sep 2025	53	78	1.5	53	1.00
Sep 2024	60	87	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2023	43	70	1.6	40	0.93
Sep 2022	60	90	1.5	62	1.03
Sep 2021	47	81	1.7	47	1.00
Sep 2020	58	99	1.7	63	1.09
Sep 2019	58	121	2.1	57	0.98
Sep 2018 *	60	126	2.1	75	1.25
Sep 2017 *	57	97	1.7	57	1.00
Sep 2016 *	60	142	2.4	70	1.17
Sep 2015 *	60	153	2.6	77	1.28
Sep 2014 *	60	130	2.2	77	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 79% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%31st of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	63%	7%	104	104
2023/24	55%	2%	103	103
2022/23	62%	0%	104	102

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

Malvin's Close AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

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

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Morpeth Road Academy
0.7 km · Northumberland

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Croftway Academy
1.1 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Newsham Primary School
1.5 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
1.8 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
New Delaval Primary School
1.9 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Cambois Primary School
2.3 km · Northumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Station Primary School
3.2 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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146544 · 929/2008
Trust: Wise Academies
Capacity: 450 pupils · 437 on roll
Free school meals: 42.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Malvin's Close Academy (URN 139754); Malvin's Close Primary School (URN 122262)
Address: Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way, Malvin's Close Academy, Blyth, NE24 5BL
Local authority: Northumberland

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