Morpeth Chantry Middle School, Morpeth

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Morpeth Chantry Middle School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders consistently promote the importance of attendance."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders know the pupils and their individual needs incredibly well."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders know the strengths of the curriculum in place and make improvements where they are needed."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a secure understanding of their school and their pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "There is a well-sequenced personal development programme that builds pupils' knowledge and experiences over time."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers identify gaps in learning accurately and consistently adapt their teaching so that learning can be secured quickly"; "Leaders should continue to embed their improvement work to secure above-average outcomes in national tests over time, including for pupils who are disadvantaged"; "Leaders should continue to embed the global curriculum across all key stages so that all pupils develop their knowledge and understanding of the world around them, in preparation for life in modern Britain".

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my pleasure to welcome you to Chantry Middle School -a very popular school situated in Morpeth, Northumberland , with currently 550 students on roll . We are a vibrant, inclusive, and ambitious learning community where children are at the heart of everything we do."

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Morpeth Chantry Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Northumberland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 84% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

Across Northumberland, 96% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Northumberland lodged 73 appeals against secondary school offers; 54 reached a hearing and 21 succeeded (38.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Morpeth Chantry Middle School are Morpeth Newminster Middle School (under 0.1 miles, Good); The King Edward VI School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.1); Kyloe House (1.4 miles); and St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy (4.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6).

Morpeth Chantry Middle School is one of 18 schools run by Cheviot Learning Trust, an academy trust.

115 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Morpeth Chantry Middle School (as of April 2026): 84% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 84 pupils (16%) received SEN support and 13 (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.

The nearest railway station is Railway station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mitford Road (eb), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Morpeth Chantry Middle School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 84 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Northumberland (44), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Morpeth Chantry Middle School issued 23 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Morpeth Chantry Middle School are Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School (0.3 miles); St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth (0.4 miles); Abbeyfields First School (0.5 miles); and Morpeth First School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.