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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

Northumberland, NE63 9LRPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
33 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1550 of 13,686 nationally

About St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

If you're a parent considering St Aidan's Catholic Primary School in Ashington, the numbers from its most recent Parent View survey paint a very positive picture. Of the 43 families who responded, a striking 95% said they would recommend the school to other parents. That's backed up by some strong individual scores: 96% of parents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy at the school, and a combined 95% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular locally too — for the 2025/26 intake, it received 52 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.73. Of those, 33 families put it as their first preference, and 29 of them were offered a place. It's a Roman Catholic primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site, and it's currently full to its capacity of 240 pupils.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressMoorhouse Lane, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9LR
HeadteacherJulie Teer
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Number of Pupils240
Free School Meals (FSM)13.8%
School Capacity240 / 240 (100% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

The full report on this school

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    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 1 Feb 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Art StudiosMusic RoomsSensory RoomGymnasiumDining HallICT SuiteSports HallOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

DanceSwimmingFootballRoundersCross Country

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirArt ClubBook ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: st-aidans.northumberland.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.