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Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola Threlfall

location_onAlnwick, NE66 3XR

language Visit Website phone 1665576612

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Alnwick, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Alnwick, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 68 pupils on roll, of whom 4% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 22.2%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%

Reading-% LA 69%

Writing-% LA 68%

Maths-% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading83% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.9

-3.6 to 5.7

-0.2

Write

LA -0.7

-4.3 to 4.0

-4.4

Maths

LA -1.7

-8.8 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 65%

Reading-% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.2

Write

LA 0.0

Maths

LA -0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading-% LA 72%

Writing-% LA 75%

Maths-% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

Write

LA 0.0

Maths

LA -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2025

Inspection Report

10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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18 October 2017

Inspection Report

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28 January 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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03 July 2009

Inspection Report

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12 January 2006

Inspection Report

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24 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-10-18

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-28

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 68 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	68	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	64	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	65	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	65	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	57	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	65	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	70	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	66	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	59	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	52	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	54	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	53	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	45	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	42	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	50	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	50	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	43	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	39	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	38	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	36	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	33	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	33	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	30	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	24	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	22	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	22	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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