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Alnwick, Northumberland · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of NE66, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of NE66 is the average position of the 13 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near NE66

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of NE66, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick

    State primary · Roman Catholic · Alnwick · 0.57 miles

    78of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2024) · 0.57 miles

    How it scored 78
    • Resultsmatters12.3 of 20 points

      Top 39% of 14,817 state schools in England: 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in March 2024: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters14.3 of 20 points

      0.57 miles from the middle of NE66, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little6.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.3% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 19.7 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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  2. Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Alnwick · 0.24 miles

    74of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.24 miles · Ofsted: Good (2022)

    How it scored 74
    • Resultsmatters11.9 of 20 points

      Top 41% of 160 state schools in England: 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, November 2022: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters17.6 of 20 points

      0.24 miles from the middle of NE66, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 4.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.3 of 10 points

      Classes average 22.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Swansfield Park Primary School

    State primary · Alnwick · 0.36 miles

    69of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.36 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023)

    How it scored 69
    • Resultsmatters10.5 of 20 points

      Top 48% of 14,817 state schools in England: 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, December 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters16.4 of 20 points

      0.36 miles from the middle of NE66, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little5 of 10 points

      We can't set it against similar schools. It counts at the middle. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 29.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near NE66

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of NE66, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. The Duchess's Community High School

    State secondary · Alnwick · 1.2 miles

    40of 100

    1.2 miles · classes of 21 on average · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2021)

    How it scored 40
    • Resultsmatters4.8 of 20 points

      Better than 24% of 3,223 state schools in England: Attainment 8 of 41.3 in 2025/26 (England 47.4). No Progress 8 is published for it, so this is Attainment 8. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, October 2021: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters15.3 of 20 points

      1.2 miles from the middle of NE66, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 188 of 189. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little0.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 9.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 29.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little9 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.2 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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