Swarland Primary SchoolFelton Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Swarland Primary School and Felton Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Morpeth.

Swarland Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Felton Church of England Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Swarland Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Swarland Primary School was judged the expected standard and Felton Church of England Primary 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 83.0% for Swarland Primary School and 64.0% for Felton Church of England Primary 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).

Swarland Primary School versus Felton Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	MorpethSwarland Primary School	MorpethFelton Church of England Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	B71/100Stronger figure	C65/100
Local ranking	33rd of 118 in Northumberland	19th of 118 in Northumberland Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Voluntary controlled school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	83	97
Capacity	120	105
Location	Morpeth, NE65 9JP	Morpeth, NE65 9PY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	83.0% Stronger figure	64.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	17.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0	109.0 Stronger figure	106.0
Maths average scaled score	110.0 Stronger figure	106.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	83	97
Free school meals (ever 6)	1.2%	0.0%
English as an additional language	0.0%	0.0%
SEN support	13.3%	9.3%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.2%	5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.6%	3.5% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	0.0% Stronger figure	3.8%	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.