The King Edward VI School
Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Year 9 - Year 13 (ages 13-18)
SecondaryAcademy converterMixedNone
About the school
“The King Edward VI School is a high achieving school, with a reputation for academic excellence for all. We provide for over 1400 students from years 9-13 and have a thriving Sixth Form of around 450 students.”
Established school - open since before 2011. Became an academy in December 2011, continuing the school that was already there.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 15 December 2024
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Non-selective
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
Visit the school's website for admissions details →Details
- Number of pupils
- 1340
- Multi-academy trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Phone
- 01670515415
- Website
- http://www.kevi.info