Ovingham Middle School
West Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Bullock
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- URN
- 146894
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01661833215
About this school
Ovingham Middle School is a middle academy in Prudhoe. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 344 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 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 | 88 | 77 | 93 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Ovingham 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 | 68% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 335 |
| 2023/24 | 340 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ovingham Middle School compares
Ovingham Middle School ranked 25th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.3% | 11% | 344 | — |
| Highfield Middle School | 55% | 6.2% | 33.5% | 365 | 0.9 miles |
| Corbridge Middle School | 75% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 367 | 5.9 miles |
| Hexham Middle School | 69% | 5.2% | 14.9% | 619 | 8.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham | 59% | 4.9% | 26.3% | 168 | 9.6 miles |
| Great Park Academy | 83% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 614 | 10.1 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)
- 10.95%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 8.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfield Middle School0.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Prudhoe
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Corbridge Middle School5.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Corbridge
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Hexham Middle School8.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Hexham
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St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham9.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Hexham
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Great Park Academy10.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Prudhoe
- Highfield 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 year groups does Ovingham Middle School teach?
- Ovingham Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Prudhoe.
- Who is the headteacher of Ovingham Middle School?
- The headteacher of Ovingham Middle School is Mrs Jenny Bullock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ovingham Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ovingham 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 big is Ovingham Middle School?
- Ovingham Middle School has 344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Ovingham Middle School full?
- Ovingham Middle School has capacity for 384 pupils and 344 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 Ovingham Middle School a faith school?
- No. Ovingham Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ovingham Middle School?
- Ovingham 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 Ovingham Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ovingham Middle School rank locally?
- Ovingham Middle School ranked 25th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ovingham Middle School's absence rate?
- Ovingham Middle School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ovingham Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ovingham 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.