Morpeth Road Academy

About Morpeth Road Academy

Morpeth Road Academy’s headline metrics present a mixed picture against the Northumberland primary average. While the school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (51%) sits below the local authority average of 56%, its Ofsted rating tells a very different story. The school was judged Outstanding across every category in its most recent inspection in 2022, including quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and early years provision. That’s a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating, and it places Morpeth Road among just nine Outstanding primaries out of 127 in the local authority. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage — 60% of pupils are eligible for free school meals — which makes the gap between its raw attainment and its inspection outcome worth noting. The progress scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds, but the Ofsted team clearly saw something exceptional in the classroom.

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