“schools in Northumberland”

James Street, Seahouses, Northumberland, NE68 7YF

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 This first school is much smaller than an average-sized primary school.  The proportion of disabled pupils or pupils who have special educational needs is smaller than average.  The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported by the pupil premium funding has fallen year-on-year and is half the national average. The pupil premium is additional funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those looked after by the local authority.  The majority of pupils are of White British heritage and speak English as their first language.  The school is part of the Alnwick Partnership of Schools. Northumberland County Council is currently consulting on the reorganisation of the Alnwick Partnership of Schools.  Children in the early years attend full-time provision in the Reception class and part-time provision in the Nursery class.  There is an onsite pre-school facility, Busy Bees Seahouses CIC Ltd. It was judged to be good at the time

Stobhillgate, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2HA

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22 May 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Morpeth Stobhillgate First School, Northumberland, NE61 2HA We inspect many schools and yours is one of the best we have visited. You attend an outstanding school. Thank you for helping us. We enjoyed meeting you, visiting your classrooms, looking at your work and talking to you about your school. You were friendly and polite. We were impressed by your excellent behaviour. Although most of you attend well your overall attendance is satisfactory. These are the things we found out about your school during our visit. All the people who work in school are doing a very good job and it is a really happy place to be. Your personal development is outstanding. You value being fit, taking part in ‘Wake and Shake’ and staying healthy. You feel very safe and know how to quickly access help. You love school activities that make up the outstanding curriculum and out-of-school clubs. Your councillors

Eastgate, Choppington, Northumberland, NE62 5RR

Description of the school

The school lies in a small ex-mining community in Northumberland. It is an area with some significant social and economic deprivation and the movement of population is slightly higher than average. Nearly all pupils are from white British families and there are currently two traveller pupils. There is a higher than average percentage of pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Lesbury, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3PX

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11 March 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Hipsburn First School, Northumberland, NE66 3PX I inspect many primary schools and yours is one of the best I have visited. You attend an outstanding school. Thank you for helping me. I enjoyed meeting you, visiting your classrooms, looking at your work and talking to you about your school. You were friendly and polite and I was impressed by your excellent behaviour and good attendance. These are the things I found out about your school during my visit. All the people who work in school are doing a good job and it is a happy, smiley place to be. Your parents told me how much they value the excellent care, individual support and guidance you receive. Your personal development is outstanding. You told me you know it is important to be fit and healthy. I know you feel very safe because you know you can get help quickly if you need it. You told me how having a ‘lollipop partner’ helps you make new friends and learn a lot about each other’s

Red Row, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 5AS

Description of the school

The school serves a village of considerable social and economic deprivation in an ex-mining area of Northumberland. The pupil population is fairly static and predominantly from White British families. There are no pupils who have English as their second language. There is a higher percentage of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities than average. The Early Years Foundation Stage comprises a Nursery and a Reception class. The school has received the Healthy Schools award every year since 2003 and has recently achieved the Activemark for sport.

Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DQ

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Dear Pupils, Inspection of Barndale House School, Northumberland, NE66 1DQ When we came to your school recently, you made us very welcome and we enjoyed meeting some of you in the classrooms and at lunchtime. Thank you for your friendliness towards us, your excellent manners and the way you helped us with our work. It is obvious that you all enjoy school. I am pleased to tell you that you go to a good school, which does many things well. Here are a few of those things.

Main Street, Slaley, Northumberland, NE47 0AA

Description of the school

This is a very small first school in Northumberland. At present no pupils take free school meals. Some pupils live close to the school but many are brought by bus or taxi from outlying villages. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is above the national average. A small number speak another language as well as English but they work well in English. Attainment on entry is broadly average but varies widely year-on-year depending on the nature of the small groups. All the pupils are taught in mixed age classes.

Ellingham, Chathill, Northumberland, NE67 5ET

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28 September 2007 Dear Pupils Inspection of Ellingham Church of England Aided First School, Northumberland, NE67 5ET As you know, I visited your school recently for one day. I am writing to thank you for being so helpful, welcoming and polite. I enjoyed my visit very much and I still have my invitation to the King’s party at Alnwick Castle! I think that you are all very lucky to be at Ellingham. It is a good school. You are making good progress because you work hard and concentrate. Everyone seems to get along exceptionally well, one of you told me that this is a great school to make friends, I’m sure he is right. I enjoyed the lessons, as you do, and the way teachers work so hard to make the work interesting. One boy kept telling me, ‘It’s not all pen and paper here’. It certainly isn’t! You also have lots of chances to go out and work with other people. I’m glad you make the most of them. For such a small school you have a lot of talented adults working with you, this

Red Row, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 5AS

Description of the school

The school serves a village of considerable social and economic deprivation in an ex-mining area of Northumberland. The pupil population is fairly static and predominantly from White British families. There is a higher percentage of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities than average. There are no pupils who have English as their second language. The school has received the Healthy Schools award every year since 2003.

Ellington, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 5HL

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21 May 2007 Dear Pupils Inspection of Ellington First School, Northumberland, NE61 5HL As you know, we visited your school recently for two days. I am writing to thank you for being so helpful and willing to talk to us. We had an enjoyable two days and enjoyed seeing you and your teachers in action. Some of you said you were happy and proud to come to Ellington, we think you should be. We think that this is an excellent school and some of the best things about your school are as follows. • The way all the adults help each other and work together. They are a great team who work so hard to make sure you are happy, safe and learning. Perhaps this is why the children also get on so well. • We enjoyed lots of the lessons; your teachers work so hard to make them interesting and keep you thinking. I remember the monkey using his card in the cashpoint machine - what a good way to learn to count money quickly. • We know you enjoy all the extra things the teachers provide. We are thinking of the sport,

Church Square, MORPETH, Northumberland, NE61 5TR · Part of Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust

Information about this school

 The school is part of the Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust. It joined the trust in September 2021.  The school is a member of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle and has a Christian character.  The school has not previously had a section 48 inspection.  The school does not use any alternative educational providers.  The school offers a breakfast club.  The school has a nursery and this includes provision for two-year-olds.

Longhoughton, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3AJ

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Dear Pupils Inspection of Longhoughton Church of England First School, Northumberland, NE66 3AJ During my recent visit to your school, I promised to let you know what I thought of it. You told me that you liked your school and said that it was a good place to learn in. I agree with you, your school is good and has some outstanding features. It gives you a really good start to your education and gives you a good chance in life. These are things that are particularly good.

Academy Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FZ · Part of Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust

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 The school is part of the Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust. The school is the only secondary school in the trust.  The school meets the requirements of the provider access legislation, which requires schools to provide pupils in Years 7 to 13 with information and engagement about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.  The school uses five alternative providers for a small number of pupils. 6 and 7 June 2023

Greenhead, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 7HB

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24 March 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Greenhead Church of England First School, Northumberland, CA8 7HB We enjoyed our recent visit to your school. You were friendly and courteous; thank you for helping us. We enjoyed meeting you, looking at your work and talking to you. We were impressed by your friendly conversation, outstanding behaviour and good attendance. These are the things we found out about your school during our visit. You attend a good school. All the people who work in school are doing a good job. Your personal development is outstanding. You told us how much you value being fit and healthy. We know you feel safe and know how to get help. The staff provide you with outstanding care. They organise individual support for those of you who need extra help quickly. You receive very good guidance on how to improve your work and clear targets to work towards. We know that you enjoy the stimulating

Whitelea Glade, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6BL

Description of the school

This is a large first school in a residential area where socio-economic conditions are average. Attainment on entry to the Foundation Stage is typical for children of their age. Almost all pupils are from White British families and no pupil is at an early stage of learning to speak English. The percentage of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is below average. The school is to become a primary school in September 2007, as part of Northumberland’s move towards a two-tier system of schools. The building of a new school is under way; there have already been new additional pupils and staff, and more pupils will join the school in September 2007 from a neighbouring school that is closing.

Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB

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5 July 2007 Dear Students Inspection of Atkinson House School, Northumberland, NE23 7EB Thank you for welcoming me to your school this week when I arrived to do the inspection. Overall, I think you go to a good school that has improved well recently. I was impressed by your behaviour and willingness to get on with your work in lessons. I think that you are taught well and, as a result, make good progress. This is particularly the case in mathematics, science and ICT. I enjoyed finding out about the work you have done to improve your school through the School Support Group and pleased to see how willing you are to take on responsibility for helping to introduce your ideas. You are obviously well cared for and the staff place a very high priority on making sure you get as much help as possible to make the right choices about the way you live your lives and what you might do when you leave school. I think that you are well

Academy Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FZ · Part of Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust

Information about this school

 Northumberland Church of England Academy is an ‘all through’ academy based on six campuses in Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and Lynemouth. The academy is significantly larger than the average- sized secondary school, and almost two-thirds of the learners are in the early years and primary phases.  The academy comprises three primary campuses for learners aged 2 to 11, two primary campuses for learners aged 3 to 11, a secondary campus for learners aged 11 to 19 and a 100-place Centre for learners aged 2 to 19 who have been identified with profound and/or multiple learning difficulties or severe learning difficulties. There are currently 94 learners in the Centre.  Children in the early years attend the two-year-old provisions and Nursery classes on a part-time basis and the Reception classes on a full-time basis.  Most learners are of White British heritage and very few do not speak English as their first language.

Northburn Lea, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 3ST

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30 March 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Cramlington Eastlea Primary School, Northumberland, NE23 2SN We enjoyed our recent visit to your school. Thank you for helping us. We enjoyed meeting you, visiting your classrooms, looking at your work and talking to you about your school. You were friendly and courteous and we were impressed by your good behaviour and attendance. Well done! These are the things we found out about your school during our visit. You attend a satisfactory school. Your personal development, including your behaviour and attendance, is good. You are provided with good care, support and guidance. We know you value being healthy and keeping fit. You told us that you feel safe and know how to get help. You receive good guidance on how to improve your work and clear targets to work towards. You play your part by being enthusiastic in lessons. We know you have much to say about how you think your school can

Whitelea Glade, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6BL

Information about this school

 The school is much larger than the average-sized primary school.  The proportion of disabled pupils or pupils who have special educational needs is below average.  The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those eligible for support through the pupil premium funding, is broadly average. Pupil premium funding is additional government funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and for children who are looked after by the local authority.  The overwhelming majority of pupils are of White British heritage.  Children in the early years attend full-time provision in the Reception classes and part-time provision in the Nursery classes.  The school met the government’s minimum floor standards for primary schools in 2014.  The school has achieved the 360 degree E-safety mark, the School Games Silver Award, the Northumberland Enhanced Healthy School Award and is an accredited anti-bullying school.

Parkside Chase, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1RQ

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27 June 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Cramlington Shanklea Primary School, Northumberland, NE23 1RQ It was a pleasure to inspect your school. What a pity that we could only talk to you on the first day because there was so much you wanted to say to us. Never mind, we were able to look at your books and talk to your teachers but the school was not as nice without you! This is what we found out about your school. You go to a good school which is well run by the headteacher, senior teachers and the school governors. We thought you were really well cared for and you told us you felt safe and happy. We found that your lessons were good and, because you also behave well, you all make good progress in your learning. You were keen to tell us about the exciting and interesting activities you take part in both in your lessons and in your clubs after school. We were delighted by the choir and the ocarina. You were certainly able to