Adderlane Academy

Adderlane Academy is performing well, achieving a 'good' overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection. The school offers a supportive and caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff members are committed to the personal development and academic success of their students, which is reflected in the positive feedback from parents and the achievement levels of pupils, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite its strengths, there is recognition that specific subjects, such as art and computing, require more structured attention to ensure comprehensive planning and knowledge acquisition.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and welcome in a supportive environment
• Staff foster a positive and respectful school culture
• Good attendance indicates pupils enjoy school
• Effective early reading and mathematics instruction
• Pupils develop a love of reading
• Strong partnerships with external agencies for support
• Pupils achieve well in their assessments
• Positive staff training and support from the multi-academy trust

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack well-defined knowledge and planning
• Not all pupils read frequently with adults

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 Adderlane Academy attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Adderlane Academy 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 Adderlane Academy had 25.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% 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, 24.3% of pupils at Adderlane Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 2024–25 Adderlane Academy received £9,592 and spent £10,033 for each of its 81 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £59,000 (£732 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Wise Academies, income was £8,327 and spending £8,361 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Prudhoe · Northumberland local authority: places and applications

Adderlane Academy is part of Wise Academies, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Prudhoe West Academy Prudhoe
• Welbeck Academy Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Esh Winning Academy Durham
• Town End Academy Sunderland
• Bexhill Academy Sunderland
• Shaftoe Trust Academy Hexham
• Ashley Academy South Shields
• North View Academy Sunderland
• Morpeth Road Academy Blyth
• Malvin's Close Academy Blyth

What is Adderlane Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Adderlane Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Adderlane Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Adderlane Academy was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Adderlane Academy have?

Adderlane Academy has 107 pupils on roll.

What age range does Adderlane Academy cover?

Adderlane Academy for pupils aged 2 to 9.

Where is Adderlane Academy?

Adderlane Academy is at Adderlane Academy, Broomhill Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5HX.