Harbottle Church of England First School
Academy converter · Morpeth · NE65 7DG
Ages 3–9 · 16 pupils · Northumberland
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
6.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 6.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 10.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 10
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
1st preferences
0
Places offered
0
1st-preference offers
0
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 2
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 0
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
16 pupils · 37 places
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- Boys / girls
- 10 / 6
- School capacity
- 37
- Capacity fill
- 16 / 37 (43%)
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- FSM pupils
- 2
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–9
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Murtagh
Location
- Address
- Harbottle
- Postcode
- NE65 7DG
- Town
- Morpeth
- County
- Northumberland
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- District
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–9, in Morpeth, Northumberland, 16 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 16.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Newcastle.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Murtagh
- Telephone
- 01669650271