State primary · 2 to 11 · Mixed
Central Academy
Milburn Road, Ashington, NE63 0AX · Northumberland
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027
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Ofsted: Good · October 2023(44/63)
Summary
The key facts, in one placePrimary (key stage 2)
The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 11,599th of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Lower half.
(44/63)Rank among 63 Northumberland primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
- Inspection
- Good, October 2023
- Results
- 52% expected standard; 4% higher standard
- Run by
- Wise Academies
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11 · Mixed
Ofsted, October 2023The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Strengths, and things to check
- Expected standard: 52%, against 58% in Northumberland.
- Higher standard: 4%, against 8% in Northumberland.
- We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
At a glance
Against Northumberland and EnglandThis schoolNorthumberlandEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
52%
Worse than NorthumberlandHigher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
4%
Worse than NorthumberlandNorthumberland and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →
Overview
Getting in
- We hold a catchment map for this school.
- We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Good
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 52% (England 62%) (county 58%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 4% (England 8%) (county 8%)
Daily life
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 152 m, rail 448 m
- 32 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 6 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 5.4 µg/m³, PM2.5 5.1 (1 km square, background level)
- Absence and suspension figures are not published for this school (DfE covers state schools only).
Who runs it
- Wise Academies, with 18 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 March 2026
- Replaced Central Primary School (URN 131021)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
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Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 52% | 62% | 58% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | (44/63) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 25 October 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |
Source: Ofsted, 2023.
Daily life
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 152 |
| rail | 448 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 6 serious and 0 fatal in all; 14 involved a pedestrian, 4 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 5.4 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 8.2 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 5.1 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Wise Academies, with 18 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 March 2026
- Replaced Central Primary School (URN 131021)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Ashington and the Northumberland league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.