Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School
Pinewood Drive, Lancaster Park, Morpeth, NE61 3RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Brett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 277
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 149716
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670512803
About this school
Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School is a Church of England primary academy in Morpeth. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 231 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. 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Morpeth All Saints Church of England 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 6% | 231 | — |
| Abbeyfields First School | — | 3.7% | 7.6% | 324 | 0.7 miles |
| St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth | — | 3.7% | 4.2% | 177 | 0.7 miles |
| Morpeth First School | — | 3.8% | 11.7% | 320 | 1.6 miles |
| Morpeth Stobhillgate First School | — | 3.7% | 26.6% | 165 | 1.7 miles |
| Pegswood Primary School | 58% | 6% | 36.5% | 133 | 2.5 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)
- 6.03%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.89%
- Persistent absence
- 7.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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Abbeyfields First School0.7 miles
Primary · Morpeth
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St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth0.7 miles
Primary · Morpeth
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Morpeth First School1.6 miles
Primary · Morpeth
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Morpeth Stobhillgate First School1.7 miles
Primary · Morpeth
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Pegswood Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Morpeth
Other schools in Morpeth
- 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
- Morpeth First School Primary
- Morpeth Stobhillgate First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School teach?
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Morpeth.
- Who is the headteacher of Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School?
- The headteacher of Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School is Mrs Danielle Brett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morpeth All Saints Church of England 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 big is Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School?
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School full?
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School has capacity for 277 pupils and 231 on roll (83%), 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 All Saints Church of England First School a faith school?
- Yes. Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Newcastle.
- Does Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School?
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England 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 Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School's absence rate?
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Morpeth All Saints Church of England 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 Morpeth All Saints Church of England 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 15 July 2026.