# Highfield Middle School

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

It had 365 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E146871. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 9 to 13
- Pupils: 365
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 146871

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 6 March 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, 55% of pupils at Highfield Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 55% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 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.

- [St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-catholic-primary-school-prudhoe-e141828): 110 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Prudhoe West Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prudhoe-west-academy-e144180): 270 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- [Prudhoe Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prudhoe-community-high-school-e146926): 420 m. Secondary. School remains Good, December 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Prudhoe Castle First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prudhoe-castle-first-school-e146924): 660 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- [Adderlane Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adderlane-academy-e143543): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [Ovingham Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ovingham-church-of-england-first-school-e146931): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023

## 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/146871)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146871)

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