Hexham Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Hexham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wanless Lane, Hexham, NE46 1BU
Website: http://www.hexhammiddle.co.uk/
Telephone: 01434602533
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Graeme Atkins
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143292

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 635
Number of Pupils: 464
Number of Boys: 246
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2 to 0.2
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 0.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.2 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham
Hencotes , NE46 2EE
- not rated 461 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Sele First School
The Sele , NE46 3QZ
4out of 4 675 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hexham First School
Beaufront Avenue , NE46 1JD
3out of 4 749 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Acomb First School
Bishops Hill , Main Street NE46 4PL
3out of 4 3,108 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth High School
Whetstone Bridge Road , NE46 3JB
3out of 4 1,300 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hexham Middle School
Wanless Lane , NE46 1BU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Highford Lane , NE46 2DD
- not rated 1,263 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hexham Priory School
Corbridge Road , NE46 1UY
4out of 4 859 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.