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Central Primary School

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

personMiss Louise Hall

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location_onAshington, NE63 0AX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

716

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Central Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Ashington, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Central Primary School is a foundation school in Ashington, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of The Ashington Learning Partnership Trust. The school has approximately 653 pupils on roll, of whom 63% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 82 primaries in Northumberland and #10,175 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 56%

Reading65% LA 69%

Writing73% LA 68%

Maths62% LA 67%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading65% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA -0.9

-5.3 to -2.8

-1.2

Write

LA -0.7

-2.4 to 0.0

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.7

-4.8 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading52% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.6

Read

LA -0.2

-6.9 to -4.4

-4.4

Write

LA 0.0

-5.6 to -3.3

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.3 to -3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 59%

Reading48% LA 72%

Writing60% LA 75%

Maths49% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.1

Read

LA -0.4

-7.4 to -4.8

-4.4

Write

LA 0.0

-5.6 to -3.2

-6.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-7.3 to -5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 October 2023

Inspection Report

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18 May 2021

Inspection Report

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03 March 2021

Inspection Report

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10 October 2019

Inspection Report

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06 July 2017

Inspection Report

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19 September 2012

Inspection Report

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02 February 2010

Inspection Report

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23 November 2006

Inspection Report

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25 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-10-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-07-06

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-09-19

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(10 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 653 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	653	12	1.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	637	10	1.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	725	17	2.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	689	8	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	664	19	2.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	751	18	2.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	716	7	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	690	17	2.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	751	15	2.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	727	14	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	724	11	1.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	784	10	1.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	753	1	0.1%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	733	5	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	785	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	785	4	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	764	5	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	808	5	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	810	3	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	792	9	1.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	834	5	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	803	5	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	769	14	1.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	794	9	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	764	9	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	742	7	0.9%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 59 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 55 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 26 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils