Prudhoe West Academy
West Road, Prudhoe, NE42 6HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Brewster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- WISE Academies
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 144180
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01661832288
About this school
Prudhoe West Academy is a primary academy in Prudhoe. It teaches children aged 2 to 9 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Prudhoe West 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
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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Prudhoe West 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 247 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prudhoe West Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 25.3% | 233 | — |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe | 94% | 3% | 16.3% | 144 | 0.1 miles |
| Prudhoe Castle First School | — | 4.1% | 32.2% | 74 | 0.3 miles |
| Adderlane Academy | — | 4.4% | 45.2% | 107 | 0.7 miles |
| Ovingham Church of England First School | — | 3.1% | 11.7% | 107 | 0.7 miles |
| Mickley First School | — | 4.5% | 7.4% | 61 | 1.3 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.26%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 11.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe0.1 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
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Prudhoe Castle First School0.3 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
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Adderlane Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
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Ovingham Church of England First School0.7 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
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Mickley First School1.3 miles
Primary · Stocksfield
Other schools in Prudhoe
- Adderlane Academy Primary
- Ovingham Church of England First School Primary
- Prudhoe Castle First School Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe Primary
- Highfield Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Ovingham Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Prudhoe Community High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Prudhoe West Academy teach?
- Prudhoe West Academy teaches children aged 2 to 9. It is a primary school in Prudhoe.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Prudhoe West Academy?
- The acting headteacher of Prudhoe West Academy is Mrs Michelle Brewster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Prudhoe West Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prudhoe West 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 Prudhoe West Academy?
- Prudhoe West Academy has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 9.
- Is Prudhoe West Academy full?
- Prudhoe West Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 233 on roll (78%), 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 Prudhoe West Academy a faith school?
- No. Prudhoe West Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Prudhoe West Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Prudhoe West Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Prudhoe West Academy part of an academy trust?
- Prudhoe West 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.
- What is Prudhoe West Academy's absence rate?
- Prudhoe West Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Prudhoe West Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Prudhoe West Academy. 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 10 July 2026.