School Chooser

Where to live in Northumberland for good schools

Schools in Northumberland average 49 on the School Chooser Score, 79th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £207,950 (29th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1NE425 primaries, 1 secondary69725 scored511 scoredSt Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe 85Prudhoe Community High School 51
2NE432 primaries, 0 secondaries68682 scored–Broomley First School 80–
3NE205 primaries, 1 secondary67665 scored691 scoredDarras Hall Primary School 95Ponteland High School 69
4NE485 primaries, 0 secondaries56565 scored–Greenhaugh Primary School 88–
5NE6510 primaries, 1 secondary565910 scored181 scoredRothbury First School 92Coquet Community School 18
6NE6115 primaries, 2 secondaries535213 scored721 scoredMorpeth Stobhillgate First School 90The King Edward VI School 72
7NE466 primaries, 1 secondary53516 scored641 scoredSt Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham 90Queen Elizabeth High School 64
8NE249 primaries, 2 secondaries48469 scored572 scoredCroftway Academy 93Bede Academy 60
9NE669 primaries, 1 secondary46564 scored81 scoredHipsburn Primary School 72The Duchess's Community High School 8
10NE477 primaries, 1 secondary43497 scored21 scoredShaftoe Trust Academy 73Haydon Bridge High School 2
11NE2312 primaries, 1 secondary434212 scored481 scoredBurnside Primary School 83Cramlington Learning Village 48
12NE636 primaries, 2 secondaries39404 scored382 scoredSt Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington 81Ashington Academy 75
13NE624 primaries, 0 secondaries34344 scored–Ringway Primary School 66–
14TD1511 primaries, 1 secondary33368 scored61 scoredLowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 70Berwick Academy 6
15NE226 primaries, 2 secondaries28256 scored382 scoredMeadowdale Academy 52Bedlington Academy 48
NE451 primary, 0 secondaries91one school911 scored–Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School 91–
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.