Malvin's Close Academy

State-Funded School

malvins-close-academy-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

Blyth and AshingtonConstituency

NE24 5BLPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Malvin's Close 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 437 pupils. Malvin's Close 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: 55%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

437

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 437
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
16 Mar 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
23 Sept 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.