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Primary

Malvin's Close Academy

Primary

Northumberland · Blyth · NE24 5BL https://malvinsclose.wiseacademies.co.uk/

Pupils
440
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
Admissions
Religious character
StatusOpen

Overview of Malvin's Close Academy · Primary · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
63%
+8pp
63%59%55%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
7%4%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
440
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way, Blyth, NE24 5BL
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
2024/2563%7%79%19%75%16%79%23%81%72%104.0104.0102.028%440
2023/2455%2%68%19%72%6%64%19%72%66%103.0103.0103.029%434
2022/2362%0%72%17%78%3%67%13%83%60%104.0102.0102.0+0.40+1.90-0.3026%434
2018/1961%5%69%22%69%17%76%17%76%73%103.0104.0104.0+0.00-0.40+0.0018%458
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2544018.328%3%42%5%12%
2023/2443419.029%2%42%5%10%
2022/2343421.126%3%40%5%11%
2021/2243820.822%2%40%6%18%
2020/2144423.519%3%34%
2018/1945821.018%3%33%4%7%

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