Report card · inspected Jul 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 7 July 2026Report card · 7 Expected standard
- 9 November 2022Graded inspection: Good · as St Michael's Church of England Primary School, URN 122280
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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 entry16 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2025 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2024 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2019 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2016 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Northumberland median
Dashed bars: as St Michael's Church of England Primary School (URN 122280), 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 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 * | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 20 | 30 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 32 | 48 | 1.5 | 32 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 25 | 35 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Northumberland median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 53% | 6% | 103 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 4% | 104 | 103 |
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
- Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.0applications per place
- 0.8 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.2applications per place
- 1.2 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20241.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 5.4 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.7applications per place
- 6.0 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 6.6 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good · concerns noted20241.3applications per place
- 9.6 km · NorthumberlandGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 10.4 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20231.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 10.6 km · NorthumberlandGood20201.5applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 149850 · 929/3312
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 104 on roll
- Free school meals
- 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2023
- Replaced
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School (URN 122280)
- Address
- Howling Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1DJ
- Local authority
- Northumberland
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources