Rothbury First School
Addycombe, Rothbury, Morpeth, NE65 7PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Auld and Mrs Helen Duffield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 122221
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01669620283
About this school
Rothbury First School is a community primary school in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rothbury First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Rothbury First 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 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rothbury First School compares
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 | — | 3.8% | 20.8% | 94 | — |
| Thropton Village First School | — | 4.6% | 3% | 36 | 1.6 miles |
| Whittingham Church of England Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 81 | 6.2 miles |
| Swarland Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 76 | 6.7 miles |
| Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School | — | 3.3% | 1.4% | 96 | 7.2 miles |
| Harbottle Church of England First School | — | 5.8% | 9.1% | 16 | 7.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.83%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.83%
- Persistent absence
- 8.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thropton Village First School1.6 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Whittingham Church of England Primary School6.2 miles
Primary · Alnwick
-
Swarland Primary School6.7 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School7.2 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Harbottle Church of England First School7.8 miles
Primary · Morpeth
Other schools in Morpeth
- Abbeyfields First School Primary
- Amble Links Primary 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
Common questions
- What ages does Rothbury First School teach?
- Rothbury First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Morpeth.
- Who is the headteacher of Rothbury First School?
- The headteacher of Rothbury First School is Mrs Cheryl Auld and Mrs Helen Duffield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rothbury First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rothbury First 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 Rothbury First School?
- Rothbury First School has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Rothbury First School full?
- Rothbury First School has capacity for 126 pupils and 94 on roll (75%), 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 Rothbury First School a faith school?
- No. Rothbury First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rothbury First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rothbury First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Rothbury First School's absence rate?
- Rothbury First School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Rothbury First 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 Rothbury First 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.