Morpeth Road Academy
Bates Avenue, Blyth, NE24 5TQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Head of School
- Mrs Felicity Troughton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- WISE Academies
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 139756
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670351713
About this school
Morpeth Road Academy is a primary academy in Blyth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 253 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Morpeth Road Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 51% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 37% | 60% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 49% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Road Academy 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 | 22% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 354 |
| 2023/24 | 317 |
| 2024/25 | 288 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morpeth Road Academy compares
Morpeth Road Academy ranked 37th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.2% | 64.8% | 253 | — |
| Malvin's Close Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 42.1% | 437 | 0.4 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 39% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| Horton Grange Primary School | 79% | 5.9% | 36.3% | 550 | 0.8 miles |
| Croftway Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 44.7% | 416 | 1.1 miles |
| Cambois Primary School | 45% | 7.3% | 45.5% | 136 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.8%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 14.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Malvin's Close Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Horton Grange Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Croftway Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Cambois Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Blyth
Other schools in Blyth
Morpeth Road Academy ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Blyth.
- Cambois Primary School Primary
- Croftway Academy Primary
- Horton Grange Primary School Primary
- Malvin's Close Academy Primary
- New Delaval Primary School Primary
- Newsham Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Blyth Academy Secondary
- Bede Academy All-through
- Gilbert Ward Academy Free Schools
- The Dales School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Morpeth Road Academy teach?
- Morpeth Road Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Blyth.
- Who is the head of school of Morpeth Road Academy?
- The head of school of Morpeth Road Academy is Mrs Felicity Troughton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Morpeth Road Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morpeth Road Academy, 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 Morpeth Road Academy?
- Morpeth Road Academy has 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Morpeth Road Academy full?
- Morpeth Road Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 253 on roll (57%), 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 Road Academy a faith school?
- No. Morpeth Road Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Morpeth Road Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Morpeth Road Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Morpeth Road Academy part of an academy trust?
- Morpeth Road Academy is part of WISE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Morpeth Road Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 22% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 Road Academy compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Morpeth Road Academy ranked 37th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% 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 Road Academy's absence rate?
- Morpeth Road Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morpeth Road Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morpeth Road Academy'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.