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Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Foundation school
Redesmouth Road, Bellingham, Hexham NE48 2EN · bellinghammiddle.northumberland.sch.uk · 01434 220235
On the mapSearch near NE48 2EN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 18%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Northumberland 58%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 46
- 19% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 18% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Northumberland it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼18% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 13
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied