The King Edward VI Academy is a secondary school located in Morpeth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Website: http://www.kevi.info
Telephone: 01670515415
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Clare Savage
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137746

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1506
Number of Pupils: 1414
Number of Boys: 734
Number of Girls: 680

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.45 Confidence interval 0.31 to 0.59
Of the 318 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 314 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:49%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:60%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.84
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Robert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School
Oldgate , NE61 1QF 		3out of 4 839 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Morpeth All Saints Church of England Aided First School
Pinewood Drive , Lancaster Park NE61 3RD 		3out of 4 976 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbeyfields First School
Abbot's Way , NE61 2LZ 		4out of 4 1,307 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Morpeth Stobhillgate First School
Stobhillgate , NE61 2HA 		- not rated 2,289 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Morpeth First School
, Loansdean NE61 2AP 		4out of 4 2,466 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King Edward VI Academy
Cottingwood Lane , NE61 1DN 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Mitford Road , NE61 1RQ 		2out of 4 608 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Mitford Road , NE61 1RH 		2out of 4 731 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Stobhillgate , NE61 2HA 		3out of 4 2,353 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kyloe House
Care of: Northumberland County Council , County Hall NE61 2EF 		- not rated 2,643 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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