Croftway Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

Blyth and AshingtonConstituency

NE24 2HPPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Croftway Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 416 pupils. Croftway Academy is part of WISE ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

416

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 416
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: WISE ACADEMIES

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Mar 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
12 Jun 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.