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Central Primary School

Primary

Northumberland · Ashington · NE63 0AX www.centralprimary.co.uk

Pupils
653
cap. 1,036
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
653
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
653
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusClosed

Overview of Central Primary School · Primary · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
+7pp
52%43%34%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
4%
+3pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
653
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
63%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Milburn Road, Ashington, NE63 0AX
Local authority
Northumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%4%65%14%73%5%62%13%82%56%103.0102.0102.026%653
2023/2445%1%65%10%66%2%57%8%88%66%102.0100.0102.026%689
2022/2343%3%57%12%64%6%59%6%85%55%101.0100.0101.0-4.10-1.20-3.6025%716
2018/1940%1%52%9%60%1%64%10%65%52%99.0101.0100.0-5.60-4.40-4.2014%810
2017/1834%0%48%7%60%7%49%1%66%56%99.099.0101.0-6.10-4.40-6.2017%803
2016/1739%5%42%14%78%12%55%12%82%59%99.0100.0103.0-6.20-0.50-5.0015%764

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2565318.726%10%63%7%18%
2023/2468917.826%6%58%7%23%
2022/2371619.925%5%58%8%25%
2021/2272719.924%4%60%8%32%
2020/2175317.616%5%51%
2018/1981020.414%4%56%5%11%
2017/1880321.517%3%52%5%12%
2016/1776419.415%3%56%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.