Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Mitford Road, Morpeth, NE61 1RQ
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Glen Whitehead
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 593
- Pupils on roll
- 525
- URN
- 137747
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Telephone
- 01670512874
About this school
Morpeth Chantry Middle School is a middle academy in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 525 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 158 | 135 | 134 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 61% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 72% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 81% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Morpeth Chantry Middle 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 | 59% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 553 |
| 2023/24 | 556 |
| 2024/25 | 556 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morpeth Chantry Middle School compares
Morpeth Chantry Middle School ranked 13th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6% | 14.8% | 525 | — |
| Morpeth Newminster Middle School | 54% | 6.2% | 12.4% | 521 | 0.1 miles |
| Great Park Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 614 | 9.5 miles |
| Whytrig Middle School | 49% | 7.9% | 35.2% | 330 | 9.7 miles |
| Seaton Sluice Middle School | 46% | 7.5% | 31.6% | 314 | 10.1 miles |
| Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School | 77% | 4.3% | 11.4% | 184 | 12.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.75%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 13.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morpeth Newminster Middle School0.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Morpeth
-
Great Park Academy9.5 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Whytrig Middle School9.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Seaton Sluice Middle School10.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School12.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Morpeth
Other schools in Morpeth
Morpeth Chantry Middle School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Morpeth.
- Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Morpeth Newminster Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- 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 year groups does Morpeth Chantry Middle School teach?
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Morpeth.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Morpeth Chantry Middle School?
- The executive headteacher of Morpeth Chantry Middle School is Mr Glen Whitehead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morpeth Chantry Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morpeth Chantry Middle 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 Morpeth Chantry Middle School?
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School has 525 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Morpeth Chantry Middle School full?
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School has capacity for 593 pupils and 525 on roll (89%), 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 Morpeth Chantry Middle School a faith school?
- No. Morpeth Chantry Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Morpeth Chantry Middle School?
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School is part of CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Morpeth Chantry Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morpeth Chantry Middle School rank locally?
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School ranked 13th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morpeth Chantry Middle School's absence rate?
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morpeth Chantry Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morpeth Chantry Middle 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 1 July 2026.