Haydon Bridge High School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Haydon Bridge
Hexham
Northumberland
NE47 6LR
Phone 01434684422
Reference Number 122328

General Makeup

Number of pupils 421
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.83%
Girls: 49.17%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 43 26 69
8 33 44 77
9 37 36 73
10 33 42 75
11 48 25 73
12 12 22 34
13 8 12 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.1%
White, Other 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2025-09-08
Date Report
2025-07-02 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 September 2025
2024-02-27 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 13 June 2024
2021-07-06 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 01 October 2021
2021-03-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 17 May 2021
2020-10-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 23 November 2020
2019-06-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 02 July 2019
2018-10-16 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 23 November 2018
2018-03-20 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 24 May 2018
2017-03-23 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 22 May 2017
2016-06-21 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 July 2016
2016-03-15 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 27 April 2016
2015-12-01 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 21 December 2015
2015-04-29 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 21 May 2015
2014-12-10 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 10 February 2015
2012-02-22 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 13 March 2012
2010-09-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2010
2007-10-04 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 01 November 2007
2003-11-03 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
35.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 13.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 31.5% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 21.74 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 24.17 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 6 1
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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2018 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 8 2
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Shaftoe Trust Academy
Haydon Bridge, Hexham, NE47 6BN
0.39 miles
Newbrough Church of England Primary School
Fourstones, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 5AQ
3.27 miles
Henshaw Church of England Primary School
Henshaw, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 7EP
4.61 miles
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