St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
Ashington · Northumberland
BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 39 member schools: 34 primary schools, 5 secondary schools. Local authorities: Newcastle upon Tyne | North Tyneside | Northumberland. Regions: North East. — from the BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST public record.
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington is a primary academy in Ashington, Northumberland, part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
- Address
- Moorhouse Lane
- Postcode
- NE63 9LR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- URN (official identifier)
- 148504
- Establishment number
- 3726
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 238
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 240
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Headteacher
- Mr David Sutcliffe
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 22 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.st-aidans.northumberland.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01670813308
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
| 2025/26 | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 238 | 44,381 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 11.3% | 24.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 14.7% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.9% | 7.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 7.6% | 3.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
11 published inspections for St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 13 Feb 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 122307)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 1 Feb 2022
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School (URN 122307)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Yes - improving (good)
Report published 6 Mar 2017
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Benedict's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School (URN 122366)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 25 Jun 2015
· S5 Serious Weaknesses Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Benedict's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School (URN 122366)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Mar 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School (URN 122307)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 Jul 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Benedict's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School (URN 122366)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 20 Dec 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Benedict's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School (URN 122366)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Apr 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School (URN 122307)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Nov 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Benedict's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School (URN 122366)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 23 Apr 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School (URN 122307)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Jan 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 8.2% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £37,200 for 24 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 11.5% | 25.9% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £179 | £344 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 236 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Northumberland average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,466,000 £6,212 per pupil | £7,316 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,430,000 £6,059 per pupil | £6,946 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £937,000 £3,970 per pupil · 65.5% | £3,561 · 51.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £1,080 · 15.6% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £82,000 £347 per pupil · 5.7% | £198 · 2.9% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £82,000 £347 per pupil · 5.7% | £170 · 2.4% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £36,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £72,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,782 per pupil, supply and agency £333 per pupil — spending down £723 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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