King Edwin Primary School
King Edwin Primary School, South Avenue, Amble, NE65 0ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lizzie Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 122174
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01665710388
About this school
King Edwin Primary School is a community primary school in Amble. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 161 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King Edwin 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How King Edwin 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edwin Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 26.5% | 161 | — |
| Amble Links Primary School | — | 4.6% | 33.5% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 200 | 1.2 miles |
| Broomhill Primary School | — | 5.9% | 12.5% | 80 | 2.0 miles |
| Red Row Primary School | — | 4.8% | 32.6% | 131 | 3.0 miles |
| Shilbottle Primary School | — | — | — | 71 | 4.5 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
-
Ungraded inspection report19 November 2024
- 16 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.47%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Amble Links Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Broomhill Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Red Row Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Shilbottle Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Alnwick
Common questions
- What ages does King Edwin Primary School teach?
- King Edwin Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Amble.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edwin Primary School?
- The headteacher of King Edwin Primary School is Mrs Lizzie Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King Edwin Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edwin 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 King Edwin Primary School?
- King Edwin Primary School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is King Edwin Primary School full?
- King Edwin Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 161 on roll (77%), so it has space against 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 King Edwin Primary School a faith school?
- No. King Edwin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does King Edwin Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King Edwin Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is King Edwin Primary School's absence rate?
- King Edwin Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does King Edwin 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 King Edwin 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.