# Hexham Middle School

Hexham Middle School is a secondary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 9 to 13.

It had 619 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E143292. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 9 to 13
- Pupils: 619
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 143292

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 18 April 2024
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, 69% of pupils at Hexham Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
12% 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 | 69% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-first-school-hexham-e148261): 420 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023
- [The Sele First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sele-first-school-e122242): 620 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022
- [Hexham First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hexham-first-school-e122203): 690 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Hexham Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hexham-priory-school-e146121): 790 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, February 2023
- [St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-middle-school-hexham-e148260): 1.2 km. Secondary. School remains Good, October 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queen Elizabeth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeth-high-school-e143291): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/143292)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143292)

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