Prudhoe West Academy

Prudhoe West Academy is performing strongly overall, with pupils achieving high outcomes across the school. The school has established a positive and inclusive culture that prioritizes safeguarding and personal development, resulting in pupils who feel safe and supported. Achievement in key areas such as phonics and multiplication checks consistently exceeds national averages, and targeted support for pupils with vulnerabilities is effectively implemented. Leaders are committed to continuous improvement and demonstrate a clear strategy that enhances educational provision for all learners.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly across the school.
• Strong academic support tailored to students' needs.
• Positive school culture promoting attendance and behavior.
• High-quality teaching throughout the school.
• A well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge logically.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Inclusive practices that support all pupils' progress.

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 Prudhoe West Academy attended 95.1% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Prudhoe West 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 Prudhoe West Academy had 21.1 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, 10.7% of pupils at Prudhoe West Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Prudhoe West Academy received £7,824 and spent £7,996 for each of its 219 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £299,000 (£1,364 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

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

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

What is Prudhoe West Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Prudhoe West Academy is Strong standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Prudhoe West Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Prudhoe West Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Prudhoe West Academy have?

Prudhoe West Academy has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does Prudhoe West Academy cover?

Prudhoe West Academy for pupils aged 2 to 9.

Where is Prudhoe West Academy?

Prudhoe West Academy is at West Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6HR.