What to do if you’d like your child to attend Thomas Bewick Primary School
Published Admissions Number (PAN) = 210
In-term
For Parents / Carers wishing to apply for a place at The Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust outside the normal admissions window, an In-Term Admissions form (Immediate Admissions) can now be completed online here.
Please note: Parents and carers should be aware that completion of the online form does not guarantee a place at the school.
Children aged two and three are eligible to be admitted to Thomas Bewick Primary school’s Early Years Centre. The maximum number of children at each session is 20 in the morning session and 20 in the afternoon session. Preference will be given to children with LA funding.
Click here to download an application form for the 2 Year Old Provision
Children will normally be admitted to our nursery provision the term after their 3rd birthday.
Attendance at the school’s part time nursery provision does not guarantee admission to the school for primary education and a separate application must be made for transfer from the nursery provision to primary provision.
Click here to apply for a place in Reception.
Other Primary Schools within the NCEA Trust include:
- James Knott Primary School (Norham Road, Ashington)
- Bishop’s Primary School (formerly Josephine Butler Campus) (Academy Road, Ashington)
- Grace Darling Primary School (Central Parkway, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea)
- William Leech Primary School (Church Square, Lynemouth)
- Warkworth C of E Primary School (Guilden Road, Warkworth)
- St Michael’s C of E Primary School (Howling Lane, Alnwick)
Because the school only admits Reception as a whole year group, any other applicants for pupils not entering Reception in September are classed as casual admissions. These include September admissions to year groups other than Reception and any admissions in the middle of an academic year.
Students with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) in which The Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust is named will be admitted.
Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admission number, applications will be considered against the criteria as set out in the school’s Admissions Procedure document.
For more information about the SEND provision at Thomas Bewick Primary School, click here.
Admissions Procedure and Appeals
The Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust follows the Northumberland County Council admissions procedures for admission to Thomas Bewick Primary School. The school complies with the School Admission Code September 2021 issued by the Department for Education.
For admission queries, please contact Louise Merryweather at:
Thomas Bewick Primary School
Moorhouse Lane
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 9LP
Telephone: 01670 812075
Please click here for the Appeals Dates for 2026/27.
The Appeals Panel for admission to the school is convened at the request of parents to consider the merits of their individual cases.
Appeals for admission into Reception in September 2025 must be received within 14 days of being notified that a place has not been given to attend Thomas Bewick.