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NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 125Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 148764URN

Church Square, MORPETH, NE61 5TR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.0per place
0.5 below Northumberland median (1.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

8 applications for 8 places
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
29%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 June 2024Ofsted'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
1.0applications per place, Reception
0.5 below Northumberland median (1.5) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

8 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 1.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
  2. 2025 1.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
  3. 2024 1.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
  4. 2023 1.1; Northumberland median median 1.5
  5. 2022 1.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 0 of 5 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 2026881.081.00
Sep 202513141.1131.00
Sep 202414151.1141.00
Sep 202311121.1111.00
Sep 202218191.1181.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 43% · Maths 43% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard29%56th of 57 in Northumberland
Reading
Expected standard50%
Higher standard7%
Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard43%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard43%
Higher standard0%
Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Northumberland median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2529%0%9998
2023/2457%0%106103
2022/2347%0%101100

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

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
148764 · 929/2012
Trust
Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
202 pupils · 125 on roll
Free school meals
58.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 September 2021
Address
Church Square, MORPETH, NE61 5TR
Local authority
Northumberland

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