Broomhill Primary School, Morpeth

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Broomhill Primary School on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place a clear and consistent approach to improving attendance."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders at Broomhill prioritise inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "As a result of leaders' decisive and timely actions, the school is improving."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a coherent programme for pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Some pupils have gaps in their foundational knowledge, including in writing and mathematics, that are not being addressed as quickly as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders have improved the curriculum effectively in some subjects."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders know that teaching in the early years is inconsistent and have already begun to implement changes to address this."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to improve the curriculum, so that all subject curriculums are designed to promote ambitious levels of progress for all pupils, especially in the context of mixed-age classes"; "Leaders should improve the quality of teaching so that it is consistently effective, identifies and addresses pupils' knowledge gaps and misconceptions, including in reading and mathematics, and leads to pupils achieving well"; "Leaders should improve the quality of pupils' writing, ensuring that it is accurate and consistently of a high standard across the curriculum"; "Leaders should support staff to develop the expertise they need to consistently develop children's language and vocabulary through high-quality interactions across all areas of learning and activities in the early years provision"; "Leaders should strengthen their oversight of the pupil premium strategy so that it is monitored effectively and implemented consistently, including through ongoing high-quality training for staff".

In its own words: "At Broomhill Primary School, our vision is to equip each of our pupils with the skills, values, and knowledge that they need to flourish both during their time at primary school, and most importantly, as an active citizen in our wider society in the future."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Broomhill is a very special place to be. The staff, the children and the culture all contribute towards a thriving school environment, where every child is valued and every family is supported."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 4:15pm, from £4 per session.

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Broomhill Primary School as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Broomhill Primary School are Red Row Primary School (1.4 miles, Good); King Edwin Primary School (2 miles, Good); NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School (2.5 miles, 82% reading, 88% maths); and Amble Links Primary School (2.6 miles, Good).

0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (28.7%) received SEN support and 2 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Broomhill Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Railway station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Trap (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Broomhill Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.