Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
Redesmouth Road, Bellingham, Hexham, NE48 2EN
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Gibson
- Federation
- The Bellingham Federation
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- URN
- 122350
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01434220235
About this school
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College is a foundation middle school in Hexham. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 46 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 18% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 67% | 36% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 67% | 27% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Bellingham Middle School and Sports College 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 | 50% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 18% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bellingham Middle School and Sports College compares
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College ranked 72nd of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 18% | 10.2% | 31.4% | 46 | — |
| Bellingham Primary School | — | 4.9% | 15.5% | 64 | 0.0 miles |
| Wark Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3% | 16.7% | 69 | 4.1 miles |
| Greenhaugh Primary School | — | 2.8% | 14.3% | 13 | 4.1 miles |
| Otterburn Primary School | — | 5.3% | 19.2% | 46 | 6.9 miles |
| Chollerton Church of England Aided First School | — | 2.4% | 2.6% | 31 | 7.6 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
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 8 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.37%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 10.19%
- Persistent absence
- 22.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bellingham Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Wark Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Greenhaugh Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Otterburn Primary School6.9 miles
Primary
-
Chollerton Church of England Aided First School7.6 miles
Primary · Hexham
Other schools in Hexham
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Hexham.
- Hexham Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham Middle deemed secondary
- Acomb First School Primary
- Beaufront First School Primary
- Bellingham Primary School Primary
- Chollerton Church of England Aided First School Primary
- Greenhaugh Primary School Primary
- Henshaw Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hexham First School Primary
- Humshaugh Church of England First School Primary
- Kielder Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Newbrough Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bellingham Middle School and Sports College teach?
- Bellingham Middle School and Sports College teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Hexham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bellingham Middle School and Sports College?
- The headteacher of Bellingham Middle School and Sports College is Mr Steve Gibson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bellingham Middle School and Sports College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bellingham Middle School and Sports College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bellingham Middle School and Sports College?
- Bellingham Middle School and Sports College has 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Bellingham Middle School and Sports College full?
- Bellingham Middle School and Sports College has capacity for 240 pupils and 46 on roll (19%), so it has space against 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 Bellingham Middle School and Sports College a faith school?
- No. Bellingham Middle School and Sports College has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Bellingham Middle School and Sports College?
- Bellingham Middle School and Sports College is part of the The Bellingham Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bellingham Middle School and Sports College's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 18% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bellingham Middle School and Sports College rank locally?
- Bellingham Middle School and Sports College ranked 72nd of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bellingham Middle School and Sports College's absence rate?
- Bellingham Middle School and Sports College's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bellingham Middle School and Sports College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bellingham Middle School and Sports College'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.