Rothbury First School
Addycombe, Morpeth, NE65 7PG
94 pupils · 75% of 126 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
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 8 October 2024, published 1 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
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
- Thropton Village First School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Whittingham Church of England Primary School 10 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Swarland Primary School 10.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School 11.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Harbottle Church of England First School 12.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Felton Church of England Primary School 12.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.