Northumberland schools and admissions data

Northumberland County Council has 155 primary schools and 35 secondary schools. 3% of Northumberland's schools are private schools. 83 state schools in Northumberland follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 89 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Northumberland

  1. Outstanding 22
  2. Good 122
  3. Requires Improvement 14
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in Northumberland in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Mickley First School

    Academy converter • West Road, Stocksfield

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Morpeth First School

    Community school • Loansdean, Morpeth

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Beaufront First School

    Community school • Hexham

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Darras Hall Primary School

    Academy converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Seaton Sluice First School

    Community school • Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Bedlington

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Bede Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Blyth

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Slaley First School

    Community school • Main Street

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Wylam First School

    Academy converter • Wylam

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Swarland Primary School

    Community school • Felton, Morpeth

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Whittonstall First School

    Academy converter • Consett

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Swansfield Park Primary School

    Community school • Alnwick

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Malvin's Close Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Blyth

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  14. 14

    Bedlington West End Primary School

    Community school • Bedlington

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School

    Voluntary aided school • Riding Mill

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    Burnside Primary School

    Community school • Cramlington

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Newsham Primary School

    Community school • Blyth

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Amble Links First School

    Community school • Links Estate, Morpeth

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Mowbray Primary School

    Community school • Guide Post, Choppington

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Holy Trinity Church of England First School

    Voluntary aided school • Berwick-upon-Tweed

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Ponteland High School

    Academy converter • Callerton Lane, Ponteland

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Bedlington Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Bedlington

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Cramlington Learning Village

    Academy converter • Cramlington

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Berwick Academy

    Academy converter • Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  5. 5

    The King Edward VI School

    Academy converter • Morpeth

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Queen Elizabeth High School

    Academy converter • Hexham

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    NCEA Duke's Secondary School

    Academy sponsor led • Ashington

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  8. 8

    Ashington Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Ashington

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Haydon Bridge High School

    Foundation school • Hexham

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Astley Community High School

    Community school • Seaton Delaval

    Ofsted: Good

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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