Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Morpeth · NE65 7RJ
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 6 July 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
184 pupils · 77% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 17.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 5.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.dtms.cheviotlt.co.uk
- URN
- 145639
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 6 July 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2017 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 5
Every applicant was offered a place for 2017 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Northumberland school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
47 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 93% (Northumberland 91%, England 59%) · Any other White background 2% (Northumberland 2%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Northumberland 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Northumberland 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Northumberland 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 0%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
6.74 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Northumberland: 29.20 suspensions and 0.38 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
38.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,931; 8.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 67% (77%) · premises 10% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (6%) · supplies and services 12% (11%) · educational supplies 9% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 7% (3%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£86,000
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The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 35.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 14.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 32.4% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 12.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 61.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 15.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 22.6% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 35.7% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 10% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 26.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 13.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027368 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £226,00070 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £168,000–£299,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted