Secondary schools in Northumberland

There are 28 secondary schools in Northumberland, teaching 20,761 pupils. Of the 27 with a score, 7 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Northumberland All schools in Northumberland Places within

Pupils from low-income families25%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools7 of 27scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards6inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)163 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full5 of 27schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size22.1one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs4schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (28)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, HexhamAcademy · ages 9-13 · Hexham	168	19%	Good 2023	80	66 to 90
2	Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Morpeth	184	15%	Good 2022	80	66 to 89
3	Ashington AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ashington	964	35%	Good 2022	75	67 to 80
4	Ovingham Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Prudhoe	344	10%	Good 2024	73	55 to 85
5	Hexham Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Hexham	619	15%	Good 2024	72	53 to 84
6	The King Edward VI SchoolAcademy · ages 13-18 · Morpeth	1,426	13%	No overall grade 2024	72	64 to 78
7	Ponteland High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ponteland	1,536	12%	Good 2023	69	61 to 76
8	Queen Elizabeth High SchoolAcademy · ages 13-18 · Hexham	1,299	14%	Good 2024	64	54 to 72
9	Highfield Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Prudhoe	365	31%	Good 2024	63	42 to 79
10	Bede AcademyAcademy · ages 3-18 · Blyth	2,030	25%	Good 2024	60	50 to 69
11	Morpeth Chantry Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Morpeth	525	14%	Report card 2026	56	36 to 72
12	Corbridge Middle SchoolCouncil · ages 9-13 · Corbridge	367	11%	Report card 2026	54	34 to 71
13	The Blyth AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Blyth	766	50%	Good 2021	53	43 to 63
14	Prudhoe Community High SchoolAcademy · ages 13-19 · Prudhoe	680	20%	Good 2023	51	41 to 62
15	Morpeth Newminster Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Morpeth	521	12%	Report card 2026	48	30 to 67
16	Cramlington Learning VillageAcademy · ages 11-18 · Cramlington	1,989	25%	Report card 2026	48	39 to 58
17	Bedlington AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Bedlington	822	33%	Good 2022	48	37 to 59
18	Seaton Valley High SchoolCouncil · ages 13-18 · Seaton Delaval	656	33%	Not inspected	33	25 to 44
19	Seaton Sluice Middle SchoolCouncil · ages 9-13 · Whitley Bay	314	32%	Good 2023	28	15 to 49
20	St Benet Biscop Catholic AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Bedlington	994	33%	Good 2023	28	20 to 36
21	Coquet Community SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19 · Morpeth	567	34%	Good 2022	18	12 to 24
22	The Duchess's Community High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Alnwick	1,276	18%	Requires improvement 2021	8	6 to 11
23	Bellingham Middle School and Sports CollegeFoundation · ages 9-13 · Hexham	46	28%	Good 2019	8	3 to 18
24	Whytrig Middle SchoolCouncil · ages 9-13 · Whitley Bay	330	36%	Report card 2026	7	3 to 14
25	Berwick AcademyAcademy · ages 13-18 · Berwick-upon-Tweed	601	29%	Requires improvement 2024	6	4 to 9
26	Haydon Bridge High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-18 · Hexham	392	29%	Report card 2026	2	1 to 3
27	NCEA Duke's Secondary SchoolAcademy · ages 11-19 · Ashington	980	50%	Requires improvement 2023	1	1 to 2
	Kyloe HouseSecure units · ages 10-18 · Morpeth	–	–	Not inspected	–

Secondary schools by town in Northumberland

Alnwick1 schools Ashington2 schools Bedlington2 schools Berwick-upon-Tweed1 schools Blyth2 schools Corbridge1 schools Cramlington1 schools Hexham5 schools Morpeth6 schools Prudhoe3 schools Whitley Bay2 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

County Durham32 schools Sunderland18 schools Newcastle upon Tyne17 schools Gateshead9 schools Stockton-on-Tees13 schools North Tyneside16 schools Middlesbrough8 schools Redcar and Cleveland10 schools South Tyneside8 schools Darlington8 schools Hartlepool5 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.