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Coquet Community School

Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Northumberland

Acklington Road, Morpeth, NE65 0NG

Website 01665710636

49

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 15/06/2022

Application demand

0%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

89.4%

31.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

567

Capacity used

Has space

54%

1,049 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

0%

1st preference success rate

0 of 1 families who put it first got an offer

0

Places offered

1

Total applications

—

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2020 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference10● 0%
2nd preference00—
3rd preference00—
Total100%

Northumberland lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
James Andriot
Address
Acklington Road, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0NG
Phone
01665710636
Local authority
Northumberland
Ward / constituency
Amble West with Warkworth · North Northumberland
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
122363
Gov.uk school recordPerformance tables

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals34%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support14%——
52% boys (295)48% girls (272)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

567 pupils · 1,049 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    15 June 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 600 pupils

Attendance

89.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

10.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

31.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

4.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

5.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%
20/21
32%
21/22
29%
22/23
33%
23/24
31%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths30%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score34.1——
Progress 8 score-0.36—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths18%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths40%——
EBacc average point score2.87——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry23.26——

Average grade: D+ (England B-)

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard30%
-32% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard50%
-25% vs England
Higher standard13%
-20% vs England
Average score100
-6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard51%
-21% vs England
Greater depth15%
+2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard42%
-32% vs England
Higher standard8%
-18% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard50%
-23% vs England
Higher standard14%
-16% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard95%
+13% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

272019302023302024302025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)30%61%
Higher standard3%8%

GCSE results over time

45.5201940.2202240.7202334.1202434.92025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 834.946
Grade 5+ English & maths23.5%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths38.8%65%
Entering EBacc8.2%40%
EBacc average point score2.954.1
Pupils in cohort85—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-0.87
Other pupils
-0.09
Low prior attainers
-0.47
Middle prior attainers
-0.33
High prior attainers
+0.05
Girls
-0.18
Boys
-0.59

A-level results over time

32.92201932.55202224.62202323.26202423.672025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry23.6735
Average gradeD+—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)0%17%
A-level students18—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics8414%31%46%
English Language842%26%45%
English Literature847%25%42%
Combined Science620%6%21%
History552%24%29%
Geography484%27%31%
Art and Design346%18%59%
Social Studies270%19%19%
Biology2236%82%100%
Chemistry2250%82%86%
Physics2124%81%95%
Design & Technology138%31%69%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics110%0%27%
Chemistry90%11%22%
Biology80%13%38%
Physics70%0%0%
Sociology20%0%0%
English Language20%0%0%
History10%0%0%
Fine Art10%0%0%
Geography10%0%0%
Mathematics (Further)10%0%0%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2

UCAS apply centre 17832: James Calvert Spence College

Cambridge admissions12024
Applications≤5
Offers≤5
Success rate—
Accepted offers≤5

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)33%——
Apprenticeships17%——
Any education or training42%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (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.