Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Northumberland
Drummonds Close, Morpeth, NE65 8UT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.7%
1.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
96
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
87 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
14 of 15 families who put it first got an offer
14
Places offered
24
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 15 | 14 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Northumberland lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- N Brannen
- Address
- Drummonds Close, Longhorsley, Morpeth, NE65 8UT
- Phone
- 01670788316
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Longhorsley · Hexham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 122283
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 3% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
96 pupils · 87 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
10 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 57 pupils
Attendance
96.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Northumberland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.