There are 175 schools in Northumberland (excluding independent schools), including 132 primary schools, 30 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Northumberland has 1 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are 1 schools in Northumberland under Special Measures.
Summary of School Information in Northumberland
| Total Schools | 175 |
| Total Pupils | 45,165 |
| Median Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.79 |
| Median Free School Meals | 18% |
The median school in Northumberland has 18% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 21st highest figure in England. This represents about 8,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 5.5 of Northumberland's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Northumberland is 17.79 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the lowest ratio in England, and the lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North East region of the UK.
The 1 schools in Northumberland operating with pupil referral units offer 25 PRU places to the local area.
Looking at schools offering support for special educational needs, ; and .
Ashington has the largest number of schools in Northumberland, 11 in total. This is followed by Cramlington with 11 schools, and Berwick-upon-Tweed with 10 schools.
Primaries
132
8.33% Outstanding • 67% Good
Secondaries
30
6.67% Outstanding • 63% Good
Sixth Forms
1
0% Outstanding • 100% Good
Most of Northumberland's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 88 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and very low - about 11% and 9.85% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 61% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Northumberland's primary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | KS2 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfields First School | 3–9 yrs | 378 |
Very high |
||||
| Acomb First School | 4–9 yrs | 75 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Adderlane Academy | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Allendale Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 154 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
||
| Amble First School | 4–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| Amble Links First School | 2–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Very high |
|||
| Beaconhill Community Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very low |
Good |
||
| Beaufront First School | 4–9 yrs | 75 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| Bede Academy | 3–18 yrs | 1,780 |
Good |
High |
Low |
Christian | |
| Bedlington Station Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 262 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
||
| Bedlington West End Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 300 |
Good |
High |
|||
| Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 330 |
Good |
High |
Church of England | ||
| Belford Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 187 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
||
| Bellingham Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 105 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Belsay Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 105 |
Very low |
||||
| Berwick St Mary's Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
High |
Church of England | ||
| Bothal Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 650 |
Good |
Low |
Good |
||
| Branton Community Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 42 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School | 5–9 yrs | 75 |
Outstanding |
Very low |
Church of England | ||
| Broomhill First School | 3–9 yrs |
Good |
Low |
||||
| Broomley First School | 5–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
||||
| Burnside Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 498 |
Good |
High |
High |
||
| Cambo First School | 4–9 yrs | 40 |
Outstanding |
Very low |
|||
| Cambois Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 105 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
||
| Central Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 1,036 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Good |
||
| Chollerton Church of England Aided First School | 4–9 yrs | 50 |
Good |
Good |
Church of England | ||
| Choppington Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 120 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
||
| Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Low |
Church of England | ||
| Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
Church of England | |
| Cramlington Northburn Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 367 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
||
| Cramlington Shanklea Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 360 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
||
| Cramlington Village Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
||
| Croftway Academy | 3–11 yrs | 450 |
Outstanding |
Good |
High |
||
| Darras Hall Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 510 |
Very high |
||||
| Eastlea Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
||
| Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 105 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Ellington Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very low |
High |
||
| Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 84 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Felton Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 105 |
Good |
Very low |
High |
Church of England | |
| Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Low |
Church of England | ||
| Greenhaugh Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 40 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Greenhead Church of England Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 60 |
Good |
Very low |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Haltwhistle Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 306 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
|||
| Harbottle Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 37 |
Very low |
Church of England | |||
| Hareside Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Low |
Very high |
||
| Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
High |
Church of England | |||
| Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 105 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
Church of England | |
| Hexham First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| Hipsburn Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 150 |
Outstanding |
High |
High |
||
| Holy Island Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 25 |
Outstanding |
Very low |
Church of England | ||
| Holy Trinity Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Very high |
Church of England | ||
| Holywell Village First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Very high |
|||
| Horton Grange Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 630 |
Good |
High |
Good |
||
| Hugh Joicey Church of England First School, Ford | 4–9 yrs | 75 |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | ||
| Humshaugh Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 60 |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | ||
| Kielder Primary School and Nursery | 2–11 yrs | 75 |
Outstanding |
Very low |
|||
| Linton Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 40 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
||
| Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School | 3–9 yrs | 87 |
Good |
Good |
Church of England | ||
| Longhoughton Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very low |
Low |
Church of England | |
| Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School | 2–9 yrs | 50 |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | ||
| Malvin's Close Academy | 3–11 yrs | 450 |
Outstanding |
Good |
Very high |
||
| Meadowdale Academy | 2–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
High |
Low |
||
| Mickley First School | 3–9 yrs | 75 |
Very low |
||||
| Morpeth All Saints Church of England Aided First School | 3–9 yrs | 225 |
Good |
Low |
Church of England | ||
| Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 225 | Church of England | ||||
| Morpeth First School | 3–9 yrs | 300 |
Good |
High |
|||
| Morpeth Road Academy | 2–11 yrs | 446 |
Outstanding |
Low |
Low |
||
| Morpeth Stobhillgate First School | 3–9 yrs | 187 | |||||
| Mowbray Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 320 |
Good |
Good |
High |
||
| NCEA Bishop's Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 510 |
Good |
High |
Good |
Church of England | |
| NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 594 | Church of England | ||||
| NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 262 | Church of England | ||||
| NCEA St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 210 | Church of England | ||||
| NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 262 | Church of England | ||||
| NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 170 | Church of England | ||||
| NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 202 | Church of England | ||||
| New Delaval Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 315 |
Good |
High |
Good |
||
| New Hartley First School | 3–9 yrs | 176 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| Newbrough Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 107 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Newbrough Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 107 | Church of England | ||||
| Newsham Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 457 |
Good |
Good |
High |
||
| Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled First School | 3–9 yrs | 44 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Church of England | ||
| Otterburn Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 75 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Ovingham Church of England First School | 5–9 yrs | 150 |
Very high |
Church of England | |||
| Pegswood Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 216 |
Good |
Very low |
Low |
||
| Ponteland Community Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 210 |
Very high |
Very low |
|||
| Ponteland Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Very high |
|||
| Prudhoe Castle First School | 2–9 yrs | 150 |
Low |
||||
| Prudhoe West Academy | 2–9 yrs | 300 |
Good |
High |
|||
| Red Row First School | 3–9 yrs | 145 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Richard Coates Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 380 |
Very high |
Church of England | |||
| Ringway Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
||
| Rothbury First School | 3–9 yrs | 126 |
Good |
Good |
|||
| Scremerston First School | 4–9 yrs | 90 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Seahouses Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
||
| Seaton Delaval First School | 3–9 yrs | 216 |
Good |
High |
|||
| Seaton Sluice First School | 3–9 yrs | 158 |
Good |
Good |
|||
| Seghill First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Shaftoe Trust Academy | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
||
| Shilbottle Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 151 |
Good |
Very low |
Low |
||
| Slaley First School | 3–9 yrs | 63 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Spittal Community School | 4–9 yrs | 171 |
Good |
Good |
|||
| Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy | 4–11 yrs | 210 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Good |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington | 3–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| St Cuthberts Catholic First School, Berwick | 3–9 yrs | 90 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | 4–9 yrs | 150 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe | 2–11 yrs | 129 |
Good |
High |
Low |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very low |
Low |
Church of England | |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick | 2–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth | 4–9 yrs | 150 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 330 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Stakeford Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very low |
Good |
||
| Stamfordham Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 105 |
Outstanding |
Good |
Good |
||
| Stannington First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
High |
|||
| Stead Lane Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Low |
Good |
||
| Swansfield Park Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 315 |
Outstanding |
High |
Very high |
||
| Swarland Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 120 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
||
| The Sele First School | 3–9 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| Thropton Village First School | 3–9 yrs | 50 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Tritlington Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 60 |
Good |
Low |
Church of England | ||
| Tweedmouth Prior Park First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Requires improvement |
Good |
|||
| Tweedmouth West First School | 4–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Good |
|||
| Wark Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 105 |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | ||
| Wark Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 75 | Church of England | ||||
| Whalton Church of England Aided Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 70 |
Good |
Very low |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Whitfield CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 56 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Whitley Chapel Church of England First School | 3–9 yrs | 50 |
Good |
Good |
Church of England | ||
| Whittingham Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 105 |
Good |
Very low |
Good |
Church of England | |
| Whittonstall First School | 3–9 yrs | 55 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| Wooler First School | 2–9 yrs | 135 |
Good |
Good |
|||
| Wylam First School | 3–9 yrs | 150 |
Good |
Most of Northumberland's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 19 schools or 63% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 17% and 10% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 53% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Northumberland's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashington Academy | 11–18 yrs | 1,250 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
||
| Astley Community High School | 13–18 yrs | 821 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
||
| Bede Academy | 3–18 yrs | 1,780 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
Christian | |
| Bedlington Academy | 11–18 yrs | 850 |
Good |
Low |
Good |
||
| Bellingham Middle School and Sports College | 9–13 yrs | 240 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Berwick Academy | 13–18 yrs | 934 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Very low |
||
| Berwick Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 456 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Corbridge Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 360 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
|||
| Cramlington Learning Village | 11–18 yrs | 2,218 |
Good |
High |
Low |
||
| Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 258 |
Good |
Very high |
Church of England | ||
| Glendale Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 256 |
Good |
Very low |
|||
| Haydon Bridge High School | 11–18 yrs | 904 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Very low |
||
| Hexham Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 600 |
Good |
High |
|||
| Highfield Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 480 |
Low |
||||
| James Calvert Spence College | 9–18 yrs | 1,049 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
||
| Morpeth Chantry Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 593 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| Morpeth Newminster Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 512 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| NCEA Duke's Secondary School | 11–19 yrs | 1,150 |
Serious Weaknesses |
Very low |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Ovingham Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 384 |
Low |
||||
| Ponteland High School | 11–18 yrs | 1,600 |
Low |
||||
| Prudhoe Community High School | 13–19 yrs | 860 |
Low |
||||
| Queen Elizabeth High School | 13–18 yrs | 1,308 |
Good |
High |
Good |
||
| Seaton Sluice Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 340 |
Good |
Low |
|||
| St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy | 11–18 yrs | 1,140 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham | 9–13 yrs | 360 | Roman Catholic | ||||
| The Blyth Academy | 11–18 yrs | 1,100 |
Good |
Very low |
Good |
||
| The Duchess's Community High School | 11–18 yrs | 1,651 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Low |
||
| The King Edward VI Academy | 13–18 yrs | 1,506 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
||
| Tweedmouth Community Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 439 |
Good |
Good |
|||
| Whytrig Community Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 360 |
Good |
Low |
Most of Northumberland's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Attainment is low - 100% of sixth form schools fall under this category. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Northumberland's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bede Academy | 3–18 yrs | 1,780 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
Christian |
Most of Northumberland's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Northumberland's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit | 6–14 yrs | 32 |
Good |
Very low |
| City | Primaries | Secondaries | Sixth Forms | Total inc. Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashington | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Cramlington | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Blyth | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Morpeth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Seaton Valley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Hexham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Prudhoe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ponteland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| West Bedlington | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Alnwick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Choppington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| East Bedlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Amble by the Sea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bellingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Corbridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| East Chevington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ellington and Linton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Haydon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Newbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ovington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rothbury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Stannington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wooler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Acomb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allendale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ancroft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Belford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Belsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Broomhaugh and Riding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Broomley and Stocksfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chollerton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denwick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Embleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Felton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greenhead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haltwhistle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harbottle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heddon-on-the-Wall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hexhamshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Holy Island | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Humshaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ingram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lesbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Longhorsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Longhoughton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lowick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lynemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Newbiggin by the Sea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nunnykirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Otterburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pegswood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Plenmeller with Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandhoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shilbottle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shotley Low Quarter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slaley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stamfordham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tarset | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thropton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tritlington and West Chevington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wallington Demesne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warkworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whalton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whittingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Widdrington Station and Stobswood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wylam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |