Linton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Morpeth, Northumberland
Linton Primary School is a primary school in Morpeth, Northumberland for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 March 2025.
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Catchment area for Linton Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Linton, Morpeth, NE61 5SG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Northumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 36 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “It does not fail in its ambition.”
- “Pupils from the village and surrounding areas play and learn happily together.”
- “Some of the most vulnerable pupils, who have experienced challenging starts to their school career, are welcomed and nurtured here.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, some pupils’ behaviour falls short of these standards.”
- “Occasionally, some activities do not take sufficient account of the gaps in some pupils’ knowledge.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not have the required prior knowledge to be successful and they struggle to stay engaged in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Northumberland.
- Ellington Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Good
- Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Bothal Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Central Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School 2.9 mi Good
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington 3.0 mi Standards maintained
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School 3.2 mi Good