Rothbury First School
Community primary school in Morpeth (Northumberland).
KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
96.2%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.6
▼ 5.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.1%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
75%
94 / 126 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Northumberland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 3.8% | joint 13,735th highest of 16,262 (29 schools have the same figure) | joint 90th highest of 120 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 0.9% | joint 12,374th highest of 16,262 (117 schools have the same figure) | joint 99th highest of 120 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 1.1% | joint 5,655th highest of 16,268 (40 schools have the same figure) | 36th highest of 121 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 2.3 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 18.1% | joint 9,241st highest of 16,710 (53 schools have the same figure) | 61st highest of 127 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 20.2% | joint 7,087th highest of 16,706 (90 schools have the same figure) | 62nd highest of 127 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 18.1% | joint 5,146th highest of 16,706 (78 schools have the same figure) | 52nd highest of 127 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 2.1% | joint 12,920th highest of 16,706 (303 schools have the same figure) | joint 97th highest of 127 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 5.7 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 8 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 4.0 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 14.1 | joint 15,310th highest of 16,147 (33 schools have the same figure) | joint 95th highest of 120 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 8.3 | joint 14,090th highest of 16,163 (144 schools have the same figure) | joint 87th highest of 120 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 17.5% | joint 5,668th highest of 16,165 (45 schools have the same figure) | joint 42nd highest of 120 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 50% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 3.1 | - | - |
| Places | 2023/24 | 148 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 65 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 56.1% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 08/10/2024 (school year 2024/25): No overall grade (key judgements)
- 19/03/2019 (school year 2018/19): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence3.8% 2024/25
This school
3.9%
2016/17
4.8%
2017/18
3.9%
2018/19
6.2%
2020/21
5.8%
2021/22
5.5%
2022/23
4.9%
2023/24
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence0.9% 2024/25
This school
1.1%
2016/17
0.8%
2017/18
0.5%
2018/19
0.6%
2020/21
1.2%
2021/22
0.9%
2022/23
1.5%
2023/24
0.9%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once1.1% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
2.4%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
1.1%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils2.3 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
3.6
2021/22
0.0
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
2.3
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)18.1% 2025/26
This school
11.7%
2019/20
13%
2020/21
15.7%
2021/22
13.2%
2022/23
17.9%
2023/24
17.2%
2024/25
18.1%
2025/26
Any SEN20.2% 2025/26
This school
16%
2019/20
12%
2020/21
14.5%
2021/22
11.8%
2022/23
19.2%
2023/24
14.9%
2024/25
20.2%
2025/26
SEN support18.1% 2025/26
This school
13.8%
2019/20
8.7%
2020/21
10.8%
2021/22
9.2%
2022/23
16.7%
2023/24
12.6%
2024/25
18.1%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans2.1% 2025/26
This school
2.1%
2019/20
3.3%
2020/21
3.6%
2021/22
2.6%
2022/23
2.6%
2023/24
2.3%
2024/25
2.1%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)5.7 2024/25
This school
6.4
2017/18
5.5
2018/19
5.4
2019/20
5.9
2020/21
4.2
2021/22
5.1
2022/23
5.7
2023/24
5.7
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)8 2024/25
This school
7
2017/18
6
2018/19
6
2019/20
8
2020/21
6
2021/22
8
2022/23
8
2023/24
8
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)4.0 2024/25
This school
2.4
2017/18
2.1
2018/19
2.3
2019/20
2.9
2020/21
3.1
2021/22
3.7
2022/23
4.0
2023/24
4.0
2024/25
Pupils per teacher14.1 2024/25
This school
17.5
2017/18
17.9
2018/19
17.0
2019/20
15.6
2020/21
19.8
2021/22
14.8
2022/23
13.7
2023/24
14.1
2024/25
Pupils per adult8.3 2024/25
This school
12.8
2017/18
12.9
2018/19
11.9
2019/20
10.5
2020/21
11.3
2021/22
8.1
2022/23
8.0
2023/24
8.3
2024/25
Teacher turnover17.5% 2024/25
This school
14.1%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
18.5%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
38.1%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
12.3%
2023/24
17.5%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence50% 2024/25
This school
87.5%
2016/17
42.9%
2017/18
66.7%
2018/19
33.3%
2020/21
62.5%
2021/22
66.7%
2022/23
85.7%
2023/24
50%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)3.1 2024/25
This school
3.4
2016/17
3.3
2017/18
3.8
2018/19
0.7
2020/21
5.6
2021/22
14.3
2022/23
6.7
2023/24
3.1
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places148 2023/24
This school
103
2015/16
148
2016/17
148
2017/18
148
2018/19
148
2020/21
148
2021/22
148
2022/23
148
2023/24
Pupils65 2023/24
This school
107
2015/16
104
2016/17
101
2017/18
91
2018/19
80
2020/21
73
2021/22
70
2022/23
65
2023/24
Unfilled places56.1% 2023/24
This school
0%
2015/16
29.7%
2016/17
31.8%
2017/18
38.5%
2018/19
45.9%
2020/21
50.7%
2021/22
52.7%
2022/23
56.1%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3.9% | - | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 3.8% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% | - | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.9% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.4% | 0% | 0% | 1.1% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 11.7% | 13% | 15.7% | 13.2% | 17.9% | 17.2% | 18.1% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 16% | 12% | 14.5% | 11.8% | 19.2% | 14.9% | 20.2% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 9.2% | 16.7% | 12.6% | 18.1% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 16.0 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 19.8 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 14.1 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 13.2% | 13.3% | 10% | 14.1% | 0% | 18.5% | 0% | 38.1% | 0% | 12.3% | 17.5% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 62.5% | 100% | 87.5% | 42.9% | 66.7% | - | 33.3% | 62.5% | 66.7% | 85.7% | 50% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 1.6 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | - | 0.7 | 5.6 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 3.1 | - |
| Places | 103 | 103 | 148 | 148 | 148 | - | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | - | - |
| Pupils | 107 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 91 | - | 80 | 73 | 70 | 65 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 0% | 29.7% | 31.8% | 38.5% | - | 45.9% | 50.7% | 52.7% | 56.1% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 15% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.9% | 2024/25 | Higher than 24% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 1.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 65% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.6 | 2025/26 | Higher than 9% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 9.7 | 2025/26 | Higher than 32% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 17.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 65% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.1 | 2024/25 | Higher than 51% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 18.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 44% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 20.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 57% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 21% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 2.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 16% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 94 | year not recorded | Higher than 11% of schools | 16,437 |
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