Hexham Priory School
Special schoolHexham Priory School is a special school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 130 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 3 February 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Hexham Priory School 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 | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 11 | – | – |
- Hexham Priory School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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
In a straight line- Hexham First SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met240 m
- Hexham Middle SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, April 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- St Mary's Catholic First School, HexhamPrimary. Good (overall), July 20231.2 km
- The Sele First SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 20221.3 km
- St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, HexhamSecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
- Queen Elizabeth High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Northumberland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).