St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth
St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth is a converter academy in Morpeth for boys and girls aged 3 to 9. It has 177 pupils and room for 180. About 6 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Oldgate, Morpeth, NE61 1QF01670 512031st-roberts.northumberland.sch.ukMr David Sutcliffe headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have fallen by 4% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Northumberland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 31.0 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (14), Moderate learning difficulty (8), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (6), Specific learning difficulty (3), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 177 | 173 | 177 | 175 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 6% | 4% | 6% | 7% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 7% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 1.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 6.7% | 8.9% | 8.0% | 11.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for St Robert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School, the school this one replaced in April 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfields First School | Academy | 580 m | 324 | No overall grade 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| Morpeth Chantry Middle School | Academy | 590 m | 525 | Report card 2026 | 56 | Compare |
| Morpeth Newminster Middle School | Academy | 630 m | 521 | Report card 2026 | 48 | Compare |
| Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 231 | Report card 2026 | 15 | Compare |
| Morpeth First School | Council | 0.9 miles | 320 | Good 2022 | 59 | Compare |
| Morpeth Stobhillgate First School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 165 | No overall grade 2024 | 90 | Compare |
| Pegswood Primary School | Council | 2.2 miles | 133 | Good 2022 | 23 | Compare |
| Choppington Primary School | Council | 3.8 miles | 109 | No overall grade 2024 | 31 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth yet.
How many pupils does St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth have?
177 pupils aged 3 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 98% full.
Is St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth?
Pupils were in school 96.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth?
The average class had 27.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 33% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Oldgate, Morpeth, NE61 1QF
- Telephone
- 01670 512031
- Website
- www.st-roberts.northumberland.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Sutcliffe
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-9, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Multi-academy trust
- Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust (39 schools)
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward
- Morpeth North
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2022 (academy converter)
- URN
- 148999 · LAESTAB 9293888 · UKPRN 10090205
- Formerly
- St Robert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.