Schools in Ashington

About schools in Ashington

Most of the ten schools listed in Ashington are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

51%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 5 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

37.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools6

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bothal Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Central Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• NCEA Bishop's Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Ashington Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  47.1

  Attainment 8
• NCEA Duke's Secondary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  32.0

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Gust Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 17

• NCEA Castle School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

Common questions about schools in Ashington

How many schools are in Ashington?

OfferDay lists ten schools in Ashington, including six primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Ashington?

Every school in Ashington is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Ashington?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Ashington does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.