NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School

NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School is performing well, achieving a grade of 'Good' in all areas evaluated including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school’s commitment to developing a positive and supportive community is evident, with pupils demonstrating pride, compassion, and a strong sense of belonging. Staff are well-trained and dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of students, leading to effective pastoral support and a good school ethos.

Strengths

• Strong focus on pupils' behaviour and high expectations for achievement.
• Well-planned and high-quality early years provision.
• Pupils have a love of reading supported by effective phonics and literacy instruction.
• Positive relationships across the school foster a caring learning environment.
• Strong engagement of pupils in community projects and extracurricular activities.
• Effective leadership supports staff well-being and promotes a collaborative culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in addressing misconceptions in phonics related to spelling.
• Pupils' outcomes in national assessments do not currently reflect their actual 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 NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% 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, 4.4% of pupils at NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E 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 NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.5% 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, 32.8% of pupils at NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.9% 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 NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School received £8,019 and spent £7,563 for each of its 227 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £54,000 (£236 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust, income was £9,125 and spending £8,946 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 Ashington · Northumberland local authority: places and applications

NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School is part of Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• NCEA Bishop's Primary School Ashington
• NCEA Castle School Ashington
• NCEA Duke's Secondary School Ashington
• NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School Ashington
• NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School Newbiggin-By-The-Sea
• NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School Morpeth
• NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School Morpeth
• Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School Alnwick

What is NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School have?

NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School has 253 pupils on roll.

What age range does NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School cover?

NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School?

NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School is at Moorhouse Lane, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9LP.