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Central Academy

Milburn Road, Ashington, NE63 0AX

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Central Primary School (URN 131021) since 1 January 2026. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
52.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
65.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
62.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
56.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
85

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
653
Capacity
630 (0% full)
SEND
25.7%
FSM Eligible
62.9%
EAL
9.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.7%
SEN Support
20.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
32.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,882/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.2%
  • Black African: 7.2%
  • Asian Other: 2.3%
  • White Other: 1.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
  • Other: 1.1%
  • Asian Indian: 0.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.9%

82.2%

White British

7.2%

Black African

2.3%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01670810570
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Milburn Road

Ashington, North East

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Administrative

URN
152255
UKPRN
10099643
Establishment No.
2531
Trust
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