How many schools does Northumberland have?

OfferDay lists 178 schools in Northumberland, including 127 primary schools and 18 special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Northumberland?

Every school in Northumberland is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Northumberland ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Northumberland does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Northumberland local authority?

OfferDay groups the Northumberland schools across 31 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Northumberland local authority

Northumberland has 178 schools listed on OfferDay across 31 towns.

127 primary schools · 14 middle schools · 15 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 18 special and alternative provision schools · 2 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Northumberland

Northumberland lists 178 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 15 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Northumberland keeps a three-tier system, so 14 middle schools sit between the primary and secondary stages.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 59%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 79 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 44.5; average Attainment 8 score, across the 21 schools with published results

Top schools in Northumberland

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe 94%
2 Swarland Primary School 83%
3 Meadowdale Academy 83%
4 NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School 82%
5 Burnside Primary School 80%
6 St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington 80%
7 Horton Grange Primary School 79%
8 Darras Hall Primary School 78%

Secondary

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Northumberland.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Otterburn Primary School
Community school · Ages 3 to 11
Ponteland Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

70%

expected standard
Slaley First School
Community school · Ages 3 to 9

Common questions about schools in Northumberland

How many schools does Northumberland have?: OfferDay lists 178 schools in Northumberland, including 127 primary schools and 18 special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Northumberland?: Every school in Northumberland is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Northumberland ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Northumberland does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Northumberland local authority?: OfferDay groups the Northumberland schools across 31 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.