Primary school in Alnwick, Northumberland
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School
Embleton, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3XR
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 March 2020.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- Places
- 84
- How full
- 82% full — 69 of 84 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 29 / 40
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Northumberland 004C, 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
- 37%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 10%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 49%
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 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PELE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Acting Headteacher: Diane Lakey
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward
- Longhoughton
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- URN
- 151717
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellingham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3.8 mi |
| Longhoughton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 4.7 mi |
| Seahouses Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 62% | 5.6 mi |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, AlnwickAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 68% | 6.5 mi |
| Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 6.6 mi |
| Swansfield Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 6.7 mi |
| Hipsburn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 67% | 7.2 mi |
| Belford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 75% | 10.4 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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