Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School
Embleton, Alnwick, NE66 3XR
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Threlfall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 122290
- Local authority
- Northumberland
About this school
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Alnwick. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 33% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 83% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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 Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England 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 | 50% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 3.8% | 68 | — |
| Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 69 | 0.0 miles |
| Ellingham Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 46 | 3.8 miles |
| Longhoughton Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 93 | 4.7 miles |
| Seahouses Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.2% | 60 | 5.6 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick | 68% | 5.3% | 25.6% | 197 | 6.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.77%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Alnwick
-
Ellingham Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Chathill
-
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Alnwick
-
Seahouses Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Seahouses
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick6.5 miles
Primary · Alnwick
Other schools in Alnwick
- Branton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hipsburn Primary School Primary
- Longhoughton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shilbottle Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick Primary
- Swansfield Park Primary School Primary
- Whittingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Duchess's Community High School Secondary
- Barndale School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School teach?
- Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Alnwick.
- Has Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School?
- Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School had 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England 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 8 July 2025.