St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

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.

Academically, St Aidan's performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Northumberland average of just 56%. That puts the school third out of 58 primary schools in the local authority, placing it in the top 25% nationally. In individual subjects, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, 90% in reading and 83% in writing. Average scaled scores were 107 in maths and 106 in reading. At the higher standard, 23% achieved it in both maths and writing, and 20% in reading. Ofsted agrees with the strong picture: the school was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection, and an ungraded inspection in January 2025 confirmed that standards are being maintained across all areas, including behaviour, personal development and early years provision.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, football, dance, rounders and cross country, and there are clubs such as drama, choir, art, book club and chess. For children with additional needs, St Aidan's has stated SEND provisions covering moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, hearing impairment and social, emotional and mental health support. With an oversubscribed intake and a strong local reputation, this is a school that suits families who value a Catholic ethos, strong academic outcomes and a clear sense of community. If you're outside the catchment or not a practising Catholic, it's worth checking the admissions criteria carefully given the competition for places.

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