Secondary schools in Northumberland
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Northumberland has 27 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,151 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 81% stayed in education (England 86%): 43% in a school sixth form, 0% at a sixth form college, 36% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 6% of leavers, roughly twice the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 48% of students in Northumberland went to university (England 37%), and 28% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.0 against 46.1 for England; 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Northumberland against England
| Measure | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,151 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Northumberland
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (27)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashington AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 964 | 81% | 23% | 58% | 9% | 55% | 47.1 | 49% |
| Bede AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 2,030 | 79% | 50% | 29% | 4% | 54% | 48.9 | 48% |
| Bedlington AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 822 | 76% | 27% | 49% | 12% | 46% | 47.4 | 44% |
| Bellingham Middle School and Sports CollegeFoundation school | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berwick AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 601 | 73% | 46% | 26% | 4% | 29% | 40.3 | 34% |
| Coquet Community SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 567 | 81% | 46% | 36% | 7% | 56% | 34.9 | 24% |
| Corbridge Middle SchoolCommunity school | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cramlington Learning VillageAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,989 | 80% | 41% | 38% | 7% | 60% | 46.7 | 47% |
| Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haydon Bridge High SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 392 | 70% | 44% | 25% | 5% | 25% | 35.1 | 14% |
| Hexham Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highfield Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morpeth Chantry Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morpeth Newminster Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCEA Duke's Secondary SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 980 | 72% | 27% | 45% | 11% | 27% | 32.0 | 21% |
| Ovingham Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ponteland High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,536 | 85% | 49% | 35% | 7% | 63% | 53.0 | 56% |
| Prudhoe Community High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 680 | 88% | 54% | 34% | 5% | 54% | 46.6 | 39% |
| Queen Elizabeth High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,299 | 83% | 57% | 25% | 6% | 42% | 50.7 | 53% |
| Seaton Sluice Middle SchoolCommunity school | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seaton Valley High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 656 | 83% | 53% | 29% | 5% | 37% | 43.2 | 34% |
| St Benet Biscop Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 994 | 86% | 40% | 46% | 5% | 44% | 41.3 | 31% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, HexhamAcademy converter | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Blyth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 766 | 72% | 25% | 45% | 4% | — | 49.2 | 59% |
| The Duchess's Community High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,276 | 79% | 43% | 35% | 6% | 41% | 43.2 | 38% |
| The King Edward VI SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,426 | 84% | 57% | 26% | 7% | 49% | 52.2 | 58% |
| Whytrig Middle SchoolCommunity school | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longridge Towers Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.8 | 0% |
| Cleaswell Hill Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 261 | 93% | 0% | 71% | 0% | — | 2.5 | 0% |
| Collingwood School & Media Arts Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 337 | 94% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | 3.6 | 0% |
| Cramlington Hillcrest Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 125 | 79% | 0% | 42% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Emily Wilding Davison Schoolspecial · Community special school | 124 | 41% | 0% | 36% | 0% | — | 1.7 | 0% |
| Gust Independent Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4 | 0% |
| Howard House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6 | 0% |
| The Grove Special Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 51 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Hexham Priory Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 130 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |