Schools in Alnwick

About schools in Alnwick

Most of the eleven schools listed in Alnwick are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

53%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools9

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Branton Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Hipsburn Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Longhoughton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Shilbottle Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Swansfield Park Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Whittingham Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Duchess's Community High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  43.2

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Barndale School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 19

Common questions about schools in Alnwick

How many schools are in Alnwick?

OfferDay lists eleven schools in Alnwick, including nine primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Alnwick?

Every school in Alnwick is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Alnwick?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Alnwick does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.