King Edwin Primary School

Amble First School has made significant improvements since its last inspection and is now rated as good overall. The school is characterized by a warm and friendly atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff dedication, strong leadership, and effective parent engagement are notable strengths. The quality of education has improved, with a curriculum that captures pupils' interest and is well sequenced in key subjects such as reading and science. The early years provision is well managed, helping children to achieve strong foundations for their future learning. However, there are areas that require further development, particularly in ensuring all subjects are planned with detailed, sequenced content, and in providing appropriate reading materials for students with specific needs.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a warm and friendly school environment.
• High-quality teaching in reading and phonics.
• Strong parent engagement and communication.
• Effective leadership that prioritizes pupil wellbeing.
• Well-managed early years provision that prepares children for Year 1.
• Pupils perform well in statutory tests, often exceeding national averages.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning for some foundation subjects lacks detail.
• Reading materials for some early years and key stage 1 pupils are mismatched to their needs.
• Some students with SEND struggle with the texts provided.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at King Edwin Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at King Edwin Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 King Edwin Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at King Edwin Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 King Edwin Primary School received £7,441 and spent £7,401 for each of its 161 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £218,000 (£1,355 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is King Edwin Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King Edwin Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was King Edwin Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

King Edwin Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does King Edwin Primary School have?

King Edwin Primary School has 161 pupils on roll.

What age range does King Edwin Primary School cover?

King Edwin Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is King Edwin Primary School?

King Edwin Primary School is at King Edwin Primary School, South Avenue, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0ND.