Amble Links Primary School
Links Avenue, Links Estate, Morpeth, NE65 0SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Heeley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 122173
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01665710667
About this school
Amble Links Primary School is a community primary school in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Amble Links Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Amble Links Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Amble Links Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 33.5% | 216 | — |
| King Edwin Primary School | — | 4.5% | 26.5% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 200 | 1.7 miles |
| Broomhill Primary School | — | 5.9% | 12.5% | 80 | 2.6 miles |
| Red Row Primary School | — | 4.8% | 32.6% | 131 | 3.4 miles |
| Hipsburn Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 102 | 4.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.54%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 5.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edwin Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Amble
-
NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Broomhill Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Red Row Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Hipsburn Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Alnwick
Other schools in Morpeth
- Abbeyfields First School Primary
- Broomhill Primary School Primary
- Cambo First School Primary
- Ellington Primary School Primary
- Felton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Harbottle Church of England First School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School Primary
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School Primary
- Morpeth First School Primary
- Morpeth Stobhillgate First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Amble Links Primary School teach?
- Amble Links Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Morpeth.
- Who is the headteacher of Amble Links Primary School?
- The headteacher of Amble Links Primary School is Mr Paul Heeley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Amble Links Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Amble Links Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Amble Links Primary School?
- Amble Links Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Amble Links Primary School full?
- Amble Links Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Amble Links Primary School a faith school?
- No. Amble Links Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Amble Links Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Amble Links Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Amble Links Primary School's absence rate?
- Amble Links Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Amble Links Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Amble Links Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.