Ellington Primary School
Warkworth Drive, Ellington, Morpeth, NE61 5HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Hodgson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 249
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 122198
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670860769
About this school
Ellington Primary School is a community primary school in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 29 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 76% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 86% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 90% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ellington 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ellington Primary School compares
Ellington Primary School ranked 9th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 218 | — |
| NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School | 29% | 6.7% | 61.7% | 125 | 1.0 miles |
| Linton Primary School | — | 8.6% | 75% | 36 | 1.2 miles |
| Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 4.2% | 26.6% | 156 | 2.6 miles |
| Central Academy | — | — | — | — | 2.9 miles |
| NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School | 24% | 7.9% | 48.5% | 372 | 2.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.22%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.89%
- Persistent absence
- 8.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Linton Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Central Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Ashington
-
NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Newbiggin-By-the-Sea
Other schools in Morpeth
Ellington Primary School ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Morpeth.
- Abbeyfields First School Primary
- Amble Links Primary School Primary
- Broomhill Primary School Primary
- Cambo First 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 year groups does Ellington Primary School teach?
- Ellington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Morpeth.
- Who is the headteacher of Ellington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ellington Primary School is Mr Kevin Hodgson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ellington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ellington 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 big is Ellington Primary School?
- Ellington Primary School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ellington Primary School full?
- Ellington Primary School has capacity for 249 pupils and 218 on roll (88%), 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 Ellington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ellington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ellington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ellington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ellington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ellington Primary School rank locally?
- Ellington Primary School ranked 9th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ellington Primary School's absence rate?
- Ellington Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ellington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ellington Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.