Morpeth Chantry Middle School

State-Funded School

morpeth-chantry-middle-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

North NorthumberlandConstituency

NE61 1RQPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Morpeth Chantry Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Northumberland, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 525 pupils. Morpeth Chantry Middle School is part of CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 6 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

525

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

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: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 525
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 Feb 2018	Requires improvement	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.