The King Edward VI School
Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth, NE61 1DN
1,426 pupils · 95% of 1,506 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 15 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 57.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2018 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2018 entry | 315 | 315 | 332 | 315 |
| Sept 2017 entry | 320 | 332 | 369 | 320 |
| Sept 2016 entry | 301 | 303 | 349 | 301 |
| Sept 2015 entry | 312 | 321 | 406 | 312 |
| Sept 2014 entry | 319 | 319 | 406 | 319 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ashington Academy 7.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy 7.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bedlington Academy 9.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School 9.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The Blyth Academy 10.9 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Cramlington Learning Village 12.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.