Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Secondary schoolMorpeth Newminster Middle School is a secondary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 9 to 13. It had 521 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 54% of pupils at Morpeth Newminster Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 54% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Morpeth Chantry Middle SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)110 m
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met510 m
- St Roberts Catholic First School, MorpethPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025630 m
- The King Edward VI SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional)670 m
- Abbeyfields First SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade680 m
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).