Felton Church of England Primary SchoolDr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Morpeth.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Felton Church of England Primary School and Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School in Morpeth.

  • Felton Church of England Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Felton Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Felton Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Felton Church of England Primary School and 77.0% for Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Felton Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School (67.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Felton Church of England Primary School versus Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MorpethFelton Church of England Primary SchoolMorpethDr Thomlinson Church of England Middle SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking19th of 118 in Northumberland 6th of 27 in Northumberland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Middle deemed secondary
Age range3-11 9-13
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll102 184
Capacity105 240
LocationMorpeth, NE65 9PY Morpeth, NE65 7RJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census97 193
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 11.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.5%
SEN support9.3% 17.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 5.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure4.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.8% Stronger figure4.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Felton Church of England Primary School

Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School

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