Corbridge Middle School
Cow Lane, Corbridge, NE45 5HX
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Hamilton
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 367
- URN
- 122326
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01434632191
About this school
Corbridge Middle School is a community middle school in Corbridge. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 367 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corbridge Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 88 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 68% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 81% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Corbridge Middle School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corbridge Middle School compares
Corbridge Middle School ranked 14th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 367 | — |
| Hexham Middle School | 69% | 5.2% | 14.9% | 619 | 3.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham | 59% | 4.9% | 26.3% | 168 | 3.9 miles |
| Ovingham Middle School | 68% | 4.3% | 11% | 344 | 5.9 miles |
| Highfield Middle School | 55% | 6.2% | 33.5% | 365 | 6.7 miles |
| Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School | — | 3.8% | 9.5% | 143 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.3%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 11.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hexham Middle School3.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Hexham
-
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham3.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Hexham
-
Ovingham Middle School5.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Prudhoe
-
Highfield Middle School6.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Prudhoe
-
Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School0.5 miles
Primary · Corbridge
Other schools in Corbridge
- Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School Primary
- Cambian Dilston College Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Corbridge Middle School teach?
- Corbridge Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Corbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Corbridge Middle School?
- The headteacher of Corbridge Middle School is Mrs Lindsay Hamilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corbridge Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corbridge Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Corbridge Middle School?
- Corbridge Middle School has 367 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Corbridge Middle School full?
- Corbridge Middle School has capacity for 360 pupils and 367 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Corbridge Middle School a faith school?
- No. Corbridge Middle School has no designated religious character.
- How have Corbridge Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corbridge Middle School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Corbridge Middle School ranked 14th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corbridge Middle School's absence rate?
- Corbridge Middle School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corbridge Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corbridge Middle School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.