# Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

Bellingham Middle School and Sports College is a secondary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 9 to 13.

It had 46 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E122350. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 9 to 13
- Pupils: 46
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 122350

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Some aspects not as strong, April 2025
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong, 2 April 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 18% of pupils at Bellingham Middle School and Sports College met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bellingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bellingham-primary-school-e122183): 10 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122350)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/122350)

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