Prudhoe Castle First School

Castle Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6PN

Not rated

Inspected 25 March 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

2–9

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Northumberland →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–9
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 83 / 150 (55%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 25 March 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

32.2%

Disadvantaged

EAL

8.4%

SEN support

32.5%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

4.1%

Overall absence

8.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

4.56

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.4 vs 2023/24

17.7

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.2 vs 2023/24

5.42

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +1.1 vs 2023/24

£45,533

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 20% on leadership pay

↑ +£339 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£8,969

Spend per pupil

£8,356

Income per pupil

34%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.