Broomhill Primary School
Station Road, North Broomhill, Morpeth, NE65 9UT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Bollands
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 122196
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670760339
About this school
Broomhill Primary School is a community primary school in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 80 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broomhill 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Broomhill 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 72 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broomhill Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 12.5% | 80 | — |
| Red Row Primary School | — | 4.8% | 32.6% | 131 | 1.4 miles |
| King Edwin Primary School | — | 4.5% | 26.5% | 161 | 2.0 miles |
| NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 200 | 2.5 miles |
| Amble Links Primary School | — | 4.6% | 33.5% | 216 | 2.6 miles |
| Felton Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 0% | 102 | 3.8 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)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 16.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red Row Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
King Edwin Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Amble
-
NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Amble Links Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Felton Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Morpeth
Other schools in Morpeth
- Abbeyfields First School Primary
- Amble Links 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 Broomhill Primary School teach?
- Broomhill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Morpeth.
- Who is the headteacher of Broomhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broomhill Primary School is Mr Richard Bollands, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broomhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broomhill 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 Broomhill Primary School?
- Broomhill Primary School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Broomhill Primary School full?
- Broomhill Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 80 on roll (76%), 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 Broomhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broomhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broomhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broomhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Broomhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Broomhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Broomhill 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 Broomhill 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 15 July 2026.