Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–9 · Morpeth, Northumberland
Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School is a primary school in Morpeth, Northumberland for ages 3–9 (voluntary aided school).
Key facts
- Address
- Drummonds Close, Longhorsley, Morpeth, NE65 8UT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Northumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 96 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils happily attend this school.”
- “Every pupil is known and valued.”
- “Children who join school later than their peers settle in quickly and make good friends.”
To improve
- “There is occasional variability in the effectiveness of support offered to enable pupils to make academic progress during lessons.”
- “Some pupils do not always achieve at the level that they are capable of across the curriculum.”
- “Occasionally, as these pupils move through school, their progress slows.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Northumberland.
- Tritlington Church of England First School 2.9 mi Good
- Felton Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.9 mi School remains Good
- Swarland Primary School 5.9 mi Not judged
- St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth 6.1 mi Standards maintained
- Abbeyfields First School 6.2 mi Not judged
- Pegswood Primary School 6.5 mi School remains Good