Croftway Academy
Primary schoolCroftway Academy is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Croftway Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Gilbert Ward AcademySpecial. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met680 m
- Bede AcademyAll-through. Good (overall), April 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Malvin's Close AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Newsham Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Morpeth Road AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Northumberland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).