Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Stobhillgate, Morpeth, NE61 2HA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Linkleter
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 337
- URN
- 122389
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670516374
About this school
Collingwood School & Media Arts College is a community special school in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 337 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Collingwood School & Media Arts College, 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 17 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 18% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 12% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 104.0 | 92.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 100.0 | 82.0 |
| Reading progress | -13.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -13.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.30 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 32 | 46 | 42 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.18 -2.70 to -1.65 | -1.88 -2.30 to -1.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Collingwood School & Media Arts College 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 | 0% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.8 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.6 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 278 |
| 2024/25 | 308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 June 2025
- 7 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.01%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 17.63%
- Persistent absence
- 40.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kyloe House0.6 miles
Other types · Morpeth
-
Howard House School2.4 miles
Special schools · Netherton Colliery
-
Cleaswell Hill School3.0 miles
Special schools · Choppington
-
Gust Independent School4.2 miles
Special schools · Ashington
-
Rosewood Independent School4.3 miles
Special schools · Morpeth
Other schools in Morpeth
- Kyloe House Other types
- Rosewood Independent School Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Collingwood School & Media Arts College teach?
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Morpeth.
- Who is the headteacher of Collingwood School & Media Arts College?
- The headteacher of Collingwood School & Media Arts College is Mrs Gillian Linkleter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Collingwood School & Media Arts College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Collingwood School & Media Arts College, 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 Collingwood School & Media Arts College?
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College has 337 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Collingwood School & Media Arts College full?
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College has capacity for 350 pupils and 337 on roll (96%), 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 Collingwood School & Media Arts College a faith school?
- No. Collingwood School & Media Arts College has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Collingwood School & Media Arts College have?
- The schools register lists Collingwood School & Media Arts College's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Collingwood School & Media Arts College's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Collingwood School & Media Arts College's absence rate?
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College's overall absence rate is 17.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Collingwood School & Media Arts College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Collingwood School & Media Arts College'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.