NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School
Norham Road, Ashington, NE63 0LF
213 pupils · 81% of 262 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
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 1 October 2024, published 21 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 40 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 25 | 46 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 19 | 32 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 19 | 31 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 19 | 31 | 20 |
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
- Central Academy 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington 1.1 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Stakeford Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bothal Academy 1.9 km · Outstanding (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.