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Haydon Bridge High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Haydon Bridge, Hexham NE47 6LR · haydonbridgehighschool.co.uk · 01434 684422
On the mapSearch near NE47 6LR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Northumberland 44, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 392
- 43% of 904 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.4%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 61 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 68 | 63 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 63 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.1, and 13.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Northumberland it was 44, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (20.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼13.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼41.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.92 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.5 | −6.8 |
| Further education | 32.5 | +7.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | −5.1 |
| Employment | 8.8 | +1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 students | D (20.6) | Well below average -0.79 | |
| 22 students | D+ (21.7) | Well below average -0.74 | |
| 10 students | Merit+ (29.5) | Average -0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 18 | C- (25.3) | -0.56 |
| 2022/23 | 15 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 22 | B- (35) | — |
| 2018/19 | 22 | D+ (23.9) | -0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 39 | C- (25.9) | -0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 46 | C- (27) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 66 | C (30.9) | +0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 12.5 | −17.8 |
| Further education | 3.1 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 15.6 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 53.1 | +19.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.5 | — |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −12.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Haydon Bridge High School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2024Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Jun 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Positive
- 42%
- Replies
- 64
- 15% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 19 parents (30%) whose child was bullied
based on 24 parents (38%) with SEND