Cambo First School
Cambo, Morpeth, NE61 4BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Cummings
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 122232
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670774210
About this school
Cambo First School is a community primary school in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cambo 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
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
Trends over time
How Cambo 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 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 46 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cambo First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.8% | 13% | 39 | — |
| Belsay Primary School | 71% | 4% | 3.8% | 84 | 6.5 miles |
| Whalton Church of England Aided Primary School | — | 5.9% | 6.7% | 23 | 7.2 miles |
| Stamfordham Primary School | 61% | 3.6% | 15.1% | 84 | 9.3 miles |
| Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School | — | 3.3% | 1.4% | 96 | 9.4 miles |
| Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School | — | 3.9% | 6% | 231 | 10.1 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)
- 13.04%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.78%
- Persistent absence
- 2.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belsay Primary School6.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Whalton Church of England Aided Primary School7.2 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Stamfordham Primary School9.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School9.4 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School10.1 miles
Primary · Morpeth
Other schools in Morpeth
- Abbeyfields First School Primary
- Amble Links Primary School Primary
- Broomhill Primary 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 Cambo First School teach?
- Cambo First School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Morpeth.
- Who is the headteacher of Cambo First School?
- The headteacher of Cambo First School is Mrs Paula Cummings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cambo First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cambo 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 Cambo First School?
- Cambo First School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Cambo First School full?
- Cambo First School has capacity for 40 pupils and 39 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cambo First School a faith school?
- No. Cambo First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cambo First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cambo First School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Cambo First School's absence rate?
- Cambo First School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cambo 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 Cambo 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.