Northumberland schools and admissions data

Northumberland County Council has 152 primary schools and 35 secondary schools. 3% of Northumberland's schools are private schools. 85 state schools in Northumberland follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 83 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Northumberland

  1. Outstanding 25
  2. Good 111
  3. Requires Improvement 17
  4. Inadequate 5

Most popular state schools
in Northumberland in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Adderlane Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Prudhoe

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Whitfield CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Hexham

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Shaftoe Trust Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Hexham

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    NCEA Bishop's Primary School

    Academy converter • Ashington

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    NCEA Castle School

    Academy special converter • Ashington

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Alnwick

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Tweedmouth West First School

    Community school • Berwick-upon-Tweed

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit

    Pupil referral unit • Stannington, Morpeth

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Mowbray Primary School

    Community school • Guide Post, Choppington

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Collingwood School & Media Arts College

    Community special school • Morpeth

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Barndale House School

    Community special school • Alnwick

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Cramlington

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  13. 13

    Corbridge Church of England Aided First School

    Voluntary aided school • Corbridge

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Amble First School

    Community school • Amble, Morpeth

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Central Primary School

    Foundation school • Ashington

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

    Foundation school • Bellingham, Hexham

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Cambois Primary School

    Community school • Cambois, Blyth

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Eastlea Primary School

    Community school • Northburn Lea, Cramlington

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Linton Primary School

    Community school • Morpeth

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Shilbottle Primary School

    Community school • Shilbottle, Alnwick

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  1. 1

    Cambian Dilston College

    Special post 16 institution • Corbridge

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Kyloe House

    Secure units • County Hall, Morpeth

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Ford Castle Residential Centre

    Miscellaneous • Berwick-upon-Tweed

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Ashington Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Ashington

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Brightside

    Special post 16 institution • Wansbeck Business Park, Ashington

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    NCEA Duke's Secondary School

    Academy sponsor led • Ashington

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  7. 7

    Atkinson House School

    Community special school • Seghill, Cramlington

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    The Blyth Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Blyth

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

    Academy converter • Bedlington

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Haydon Bridge Community High School and Sports College

    Foundation school • Hexham

    Ofsted: Inadequate

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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