Primary school in Ashington, Northumberland
Central Academy
Milburn Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 0AX
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 630
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Northumberland 010A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 16%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 30%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 21%
- Households with no car
- 41%
- Adults economically inactive
- 50%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Executive Principal: Louise Hall
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward
- Ashington Central
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- URN
- 152255
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 41% | 0.6 mi |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, AshingtonAcademy converter | No grade | 80% | 0.6 mi |
| NCEA James Knott CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 72% | 0.7 mi |
| Bothal AcademyAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| NCEA Bishop's Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 36% | 0.8 mi |
| Stakeford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 32% | 1.2 mi |
| Ringway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 67% | 1.4 mi |
| NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 24% | 1.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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