Highfield Middle School
Highfield Lane, Prudhoe, NE42 6EY
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Oades
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 146871
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01661833922
About this school
Highfield Middle School is a middle academy in Prudhoe. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 365 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Highfield 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. 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 6 March 2024, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 93 | 107 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 53% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 74% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 73% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Highfield 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 | 61% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 402 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highfield Middle School compares
Highfield Middle School ranked 50th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.2% | 33.5% | 365 | — |
| Ovingham Middle School | 68% | 4.3% | 11% | 344 | 0.9 miles |
| Corbridge Middle School | 75% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 367 | 6.7 miles |
| Hexham Middle School | 69% | 5.2% | 14.9% | 619 | 9.7 miles |
| Great Park Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 614 | 9.8 miles |
| Gosforth Junior High Academy | 71% | 5.1% | 26.9% | 695 | 9.8 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)
- 33.52%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 14.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ovingham Middle School0.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Prudhoe
-
Corbridge Middle School6.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Corbridge
-
Hexham Middle School9.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Hexham
-
Great Park Academy9.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Gosforth Junior High Academy9.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Prudhoe
- Ovingham Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Adderlane Academy Primary
- Ovingham Church of England First School Primary
- Prudhoe Castle First School Primary
- Prudhoe West Academy Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe Primary
- Prudhoe Community High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Highfield Middle School teach?
- Highfield Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Prudhoe.
- Who is the headteacher of Highfield Middle School?
- The headteacher of Highfield Middle School is Mr Richard Oades, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Highfield Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highfield 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 Highfield Middle School?
- Highfield Middle School has 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Highfield Middle School full?
- Highfield Middle School has capacity for 480 pupils and 365 on roll (76%), 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 Highfield Middle School a faith school?
- No. Highfield Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Highfield Middle School part of an academy trust?
- Highfield Middle School is part of CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Highfield Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highfield Middle School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Highfield Middle School ranked 50th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highfield Middle School's absence rate?
- Highfield Middle School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highfield Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highfield 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 10 July 2026.