Prudhoe Castle First School
Castle Road, Prudhoe, NE42 6PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jill Dodds
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 146924
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01661833122
About this school
Prudhoe Castle First School is a primary academy in Prudhoe. It teaches children aged 2 to 9 and has 74 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Prudhoe Castle First School, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Prudhoe Castle First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prudhoe Castle First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 32.2% | 74 | — |
| Prudhoe West Academy | — | 4.9% | 25.3% | 233 | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe | 94% | 3% | 16.3% | 144 | 0.4 miles |
| Ovingham Church of England First School | — | 3.1% | 11.7% | 107 | 0.5 miles |
| Adderlane Academy | — | 4.4% | 45.2% | 107 | 1.0 miles |
| Mickley First School | — | 4.5% | 7.4% | 61 | 1.0 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)
- 32.2%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 8.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prudhoe West Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
-
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe0.4 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
-
Ovingham Church of England First School0.5 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
-
Adderlane Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
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Mickley First School1.0 miles
Primary · Stocksfield
Other schools in Prudhoe
- Adderlane Academy Primary
- Ovingham Church of England First School Primary
- Prudhoe West Academy 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 Castle First School teach?
- Prudhoe Castle First School teaches children aged 2 to 9. It is a primary school in Prudhoe.
- Who is the headteacher of Prudhoe Castle First School?
- The headteacher of Prudhoe Castle First School is Miss Jill Dodds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Prudhoe Castle First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prudhoe Castle First 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 many pupils are at Prudhoe Castle First School?
- Prudhoe Castle First School has 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 9.
- Is Prudhoe Castle First School full?
- Prudhoe Castle First School has capacity for 150 pupils and 74 on roll (49%), 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 Castle First School a faith school?
- No. Prudhoe Castle First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prudhoe Castle First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Prudhoe Castle First School as having nursery classes.
- Is Prudhoe Castle First School part of an academy trust?
- Prudhoe Castle First 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.
- What is Prudhoe Castle First School's absence rate?
- Prudhoe Castle First School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Prudhoe Castle First School 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 Castle First School. 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.