Morpeth Newminster Middle School

State-Funded School

morpeth-newminster-middle-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

North NorthumberlandConstituency

NE61 1RHPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Morpeth Newminster 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 521 pupils. Morpeth Newminster Middle School is part of CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong 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: 63%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

521

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 521
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
9 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 May 2018	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.