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The Apex Academy

Special · ages 11-16MixedIndependent21 pupilsNorthumberland
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places29 spare21 pupils, 50 places
Pupils on roll21Census January 2024

The Apex Academy is an independent special school in East Hartford for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 21 pupils and room for 50.

Old Hartford School, Scott Street, East Hartford, NE23 3AR01670 335510apexacademy.schoolHeadteacher Amran Suleman headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Northumberland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll21Census January 2024
Places5042% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support38%8 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan19%4 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls13 / 8

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m4712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate133 per 1,000 people46% higher than the England average
Typical house price£207,950Northumberland
Nearest bus stop160 mScott Street, 5 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Eastlea Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles235Not inspected48Compare
Cramlington Northburn Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles282Good 202260Compare
Burnside Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles515Good 202383Compare
Cramlington Village Primary SchoolFree school1.1 miles171Requires improvement 20246Compare
Cramlington Shanklea Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles266Good 202415Compare
Cramlington Hillcrest SchoolCouncil1.5 miles125Good 2022–Compare
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England1.7 miles233Requires improvement 20231Compare
The Blyth AcademyAcademy1.7 miles766Good 202153Compare
All schools in NorthumberlandBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is The Apex Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score The Apex Academy yet.

How many pupils does The Apex Academy have?

21 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 42% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Old Hartford School, Scott Street, East Hartford, NE23 3AR
Telephone
01670 335510
Website
apexacademy.school
Headteacher
Headteacher Amran Suleman
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Northumberland
Ward
Cramlington North West
Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
10 November 2025 (new provision)
URN
152094 · LAESTAB 9296012 · UKPRN 10101720
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from