Cramlington Learning Village
Highburn, Cramlington, NE23 6BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CRAMLINGTON LEARNING VILLAGE
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Kim Irving & Jon Bird
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,218
- Pupils on roll
- 1,989
- URN
- 137457
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670712311
About this school
Cramlington Learning Village is a secondary academy in Cramlington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,989 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cramlington Learning Village, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 327 | 342 | 339 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 46.6 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 -0.29 to +0.02 | -0.15 -0.30 to +0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 43.9% | 46.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 69.3% | 69.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 20.8% | 22.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cramlington Learning Village 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 | 46.6 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.6 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,995 |
| 2023/24 | 2,040 |
| 2024/25 | 2,021 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cramlington Learning Village compares
Cramlington Learning Village ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Northumberland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 9% | 23.7% | 1,989 | — |
| North Gosforth Academy | 43.9 | 8.6% | 38.6% | 576 | 1.7 miles |
| Seaton Valley High School | 43.2 | 10.2% | 33.1% | 656 | 2.7 miles |
| George Stephenson High School | 48 | 9.1% | 27.5% | 1,233 | 3.1 miles |
| The Blyth Academy | 49.2 | 10.4% | 50.4% | 766 | 3.7 miles |
| St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy | 41.3 | 11.1% | 31.1% | 994 | 3.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.69%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.99%
- Persistent absence
- 23.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Gosforth Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Seaton Valley High School2.7 miles
Secondary · Seaton Delaval
-
George Stephenson High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
The Blyth Academy3.7 miles
Secondary · Blyth
-
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · Bedlington
Other schools in Cramlington
- Beaconhill Community Primary School Primary
- Burnside Primary School Primary
- Burradon Community Primary School Primary
- Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Northburn Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Shanklea Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Village Primary School Primary
- Eastlea Primary School Primary
- Fordley Primary School Primary
- Hareside Primary School Primary
- Seghill First School Primary
- Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cramlington Learning Village teach?
- Cramlington Learning Village teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Cramlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Cramlington Learning Village?
- The headteacher of Cramlington Learning Village is Co Headteacher Kim Irving & Jon Bird, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cramlington Learning Village been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cramlington Learning Village, 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 Cramlington Learning Village?
- Cramlington Learning Village has 1,989 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cramlington Learning Village full?
- Cramlington Learning Village has capacity for 2,218 pupils and 1,989 on roll (90%), 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 Cramlington Learning Village a faith school?
- No. Cramlington Learning Village has no designated religious character.
- Is Cramlington Learning Village a selective school?
- No. Cramlington Learning Village is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cramlington Learning Village part of an academy trust?
- Cramlington Learning Village is part of CRAMLINGTON LEARNING VILLAGE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cramlington Learning Village have?
- The schools register lists Cramlington Learning Village's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cramlington Learning Village's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2022/23 and 46.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cramlington Learning Village compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Cramlington Learning Village ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in Northumberland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cramlington Learning Village's absence rate?
- Cramlington Learning Village's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cramlington Learning Village's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cramlington Learning Village'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 1 July 2026.