Primary school in Alnwick, Northumberland
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School
Lacey Street, Longhoughton, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3AJ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection though inspectors noted concerns, on 29 February 2024.
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
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 44% full — 93 of 210 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 41 / 52
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Northumberland 004D, 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
- 39%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 56%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
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
- Headteacher: Matthew Hetherington
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward
- Longhoughton
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- URN
- 151715
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hipsburn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 67% | 2.6 mi |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, AlnwickAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 68% | 3.5 mi |
| Swansfield Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3.8 mi |
| Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 4.1 mi |
| Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2020 | — | 4.7 mi |
| Shilbottle Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 4.9 mi |
| NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 82% | 6.3 mi |
| Amble Links Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 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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