# Malvin's Close Academy

Malvin's Close Academy is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 437 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E146544. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 437
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 146544

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), January 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Malvin's Close 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 | 63% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-e148282): 520 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gilbert Ward Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilbert-ward-academy-e149842): 550 m. Special. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Morpeth Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-road-academy-e139756): 670 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bede Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bede-academy-e135619): 1.1 km. All-through. Good (overall), April 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Croftway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croftway-academy-e146545): 1.1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newsham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newsham-primary-school-e122261): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146544)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146544)

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