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Morpeth Road Academy

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

personMrs Felicity Troughton

corporate_fareWISE ACADEMIES

location_onBlyth, NE24 5TQ

language Visit Website phone 1670351713

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2022

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Students

354

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Morpeth Road Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Blyth, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Morpeth Road Academy is an academy converter in Blyth, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of WISE ACADEMIES. The school has approximately 288 pupils on roll, of whom 65% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #16 of 57 primaries in Northumberland and #4,782 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.4 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

64%

LA 56%

Reading82% LA 69%

Writing71% LA 68%

Maths76% LA 67%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading60% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading37% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing48% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths33% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.9

-4.5 to -1.1

-1.5

Write

LA -0.7

-3.2 to 0.1

-4.5

Maths

LA -1.7

-6.1 to -2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading53% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths62% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-4.0 to -0.7

-0.3

Write

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 1.3

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.3 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%

Reading74% LA 72%

Writing72% LA 75%

Maths75% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.4

-3.5 to -0.1

-1.5

Write

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 0.1

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.7 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 March 2022

Inspection Report

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19 April 2018

Inspection Report

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24 March 2015

Inspection Report

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05 June 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-03-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-04-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-23

None EIF

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(4 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 288 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	288	7	2.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	291	7	2.4%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	333	29	8.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	317	24	7.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	310	19	6.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	361	19	5.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	354	9	2.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	341	6	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	369	12	3.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	359	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	354	12	3.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	393	8	2.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	376	10	2.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	367	19	5.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	405	3	0.7%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	405	32	7.9%	0.4%	2
2019/20 (Autumn term)	396	43	10.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	414	27	6.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	423	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	409	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	426	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	423	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	405	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	432	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	427	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 37 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 33 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Morpeth Road Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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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