Prudhoe West Academy, Prudhoe

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Prudhoe West Academy on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "The school has established a positive whole-school culture so that pupils attend school well."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "High‑quality teaching is evident throughout the school, reinforced by effective curriculum implementation."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children in the early years benefit from a coherent and well‑sequenced curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusive practice is at the forefront of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders and those responsible for governance have pupils' best interests at heart."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have compiled a comprehensive offer for pupils' wider development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain the effectiveness of their work in all areas, by seeking continued improvement, overcoming barriers and challenges, in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, karate, dance, choir, Lego and art.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Prudhoe West Academy as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Prudhoe West Academy are St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe (0.1 miles, Good, 100% reading, 94% maths); Prudhoe Castle First School (0.3 miles, Good); Adderlane Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Ovingham Church of England First School (0.7 miles, Good).

Prudhoe West Academy is one of 18 schools run by Wise Academies, an academy trust.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Prudhoe West Academy (as of April 2026): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 10 (4.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Prudhoe West Academy had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Prudhoe Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cemetery (outside), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Prudhoe West Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Prudhoe West Academy are Highfield Middle School (0.2 miles), Prudhoe Community High School (0.4 miles) and Ovingham Middle School (0.8 miles).