Prudhoe Community High School
Moor Road, Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annmarie Moore
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 860
- Pupils on roll
- 680
- URN
- 146926
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01661832486
About this school
Prudhoe Community High School is a secondary academy in Prudhoe. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 680 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Prudhoe Community High 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 December 2023, 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 | 188 | 193 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | 47.9 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.32 to +0.09 | +0.08 -0.12 to +0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 42.5% | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 68.9% | 70.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 31.1% | 39.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
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 Prudhoe Community High 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 | 48.3 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.9 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 754 |
| 2023/24 | 713 |
| 2024/25 | 736 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prudhoe Community High School compares
Prudhoe Community High School ranked 9th 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 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 11.2% | 20.6% | 680 | — |
| Thorp Academy | 47.2 | 10.3% | 25.7% | 1,442 | 3.2 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon | 51.9 | 5.2% | 18.7% | 1,401 | 5.1 miles |
| Walbottle Academy | 46.6 | 12.3% | 48.5% | 1,722 | 5.2 miles |
| Studio West | 30.9 | 13% | 63.2% | 496 | 6.6 miles |
| Whickham School | 53 | 8.1% | 22.6% | 1,690 | 6.7 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)
- 20.57%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.15%
- Persistent absence
- 28.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorp Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Ryton
-
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon5.1 miles
Secondary · Blaydon-on-Tyne
-
Walbottle Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Studio West6.6 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Whickham School6.7 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Prudhoe
- 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
- Highfield Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Ovingham Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Prudhoe Community High School teach?
- Prudhoe Community High School teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is a secondary school in Prudhoe.
- Who is the headteacher of Prudhoe Community High School?
- The headteacher of Prudhoe Community High School is Mrs Annmarie Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Prudhoe Community High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prudhoe Community High 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 Prudhoe Community High School?
- Prudhoe Community High School has 680 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is Prudhoe Community High School full?
- Prudhoe Community High School has capacity for 860 pupils and 680 on roll (79%), 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 Prudhoe Community High School a faith school?
- No. Prudhoe Community High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Prudhoe Community High School a selective school?
- No. Prudhoe Community High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Prudhoe Community High School part of an academy trust?
- Prudhoe Community High 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 Prudhoe Community High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.3 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Prudhoe Community High School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Prudhoe Community High School ranked 9th 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 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Prudhoe Community High School's absence rate?
- Prudhoe Community High School's overall absence rate is 11.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Prudhoe Community High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Prudhoe Community High 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.