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Faith schools in Ashington

All 5 faith schools in Ashington.

5 schools in Ashington

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  1. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

    Ashington, NE63 9LR · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Ashington faith schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1180%

    Ashington faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Ashington faith schools 9.7%
    Pupils
    238
    Pupils per teacher
    25.9
    View school St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
  2. NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School

    Ashington, NE63 0LF · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Ashington faith schools average, low absence.

    23 first choices, 24 offers made

    Met the standard at 1172%

    Ashington faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.0%Ashington faith schools 9.7%
    Pupils
    213
    Pupils per teacher
    19.1
    View school NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School
  3. NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School

    Ashington, NE63 9LP · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Ashington faith schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1141%

    Ashington faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Ashington faith schools 9.7%
    Pupils
    253
    Pupils per teacher
    22.3
    View school NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School
  4. NCEA Bishop's Primary School

    Ashington, NE63 9FZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Ashington faith schools average, low absence.

    43 first choices, 43 offers made

    Met the standard at 1136%

    Ashington faith schools 53%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Ashington faith schools 9.7%
    Pupils
    448
    Pupils per teacher
    24.8
    View school NCEA Bishop's Primary School
  5. NCEA Duke's Secondary School

    Ashington, NE63 9FZ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Ashington faith schools average, high absence.

    171 first choices, 170 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1636.3

    Ashington faith schools 36.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    13.6%Ashington faith schools 9.7%
    Pupils
    980
    Pupils per teacher
    14.5
    View school NCEA Duke's Secondary School
The big picture

How Ashington's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Ashington 53%England 62%NCEA Bishop's Primary School: 36%NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School: 41%NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School: 72%St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington: 80%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Ashington

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Ashington average 7.0%St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington: 4.2%NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School: 4.8%NCEA Bishop's Primary School: 5.4%NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School: 7%NCEA Duke's Secondary School: 13.6%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Ashington

Ofsted grades in Ashington

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Ashington

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    5 of the 5 faith schools in Ashington have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Ashington, explained

There are 5 faith schools in Ashington, teaching 2,132 children. 0 are run by the council and 5 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

53.1% of pupils in Ashington faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 36% to 80%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

39.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,965 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 27.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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How many faith schools are in Ashington?
There are 5 faith schools in Ashington, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Ashington?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Ashington on Eduscope are St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington, NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School and NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Ashington ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Ashington faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Ashington is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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