Schools in NE42
Primary and secondary schools serving NE42, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 17,473 (2024)
Schools in NE42
12 schools in NE42: 8 primary, 3 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 80% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8.3%
- Good83.3%
- Not rated8.3%
The largest schools here
- Prudhoe Community High SchoolSecondary · ages 13–19 · 680 pupils · 79% fullGood0.4 miles · December 2023
- Highfield Middle SchoolSecondary · ages 9–13 · 365 pupils · 76% fullGood0.3 miles · March 2024
- Ovingham Middle SchoolSecondary · ages 9–13 · 344 pupils · 90% fullGood0.9 miles · March 2024
- Prudhoe West AcademyPrimary · ages 2–9 · 233 pupils · 78% fullExcellent0.2 miles · February 2026
- Mowden Hall SchoolOther · ages 2–13 · Independent · 211 pupils · 92% fullNot rated3.5 miles
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, PrudhoePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 144 pupils · 112% fullGood0.2 miles · October 2023
- Highfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 112 pupils · 71% fullGood4.7 miles · February 2024
- Ovingham Church of England First SchoolPrimary · ages 5–9 · Faith school · 107 pupils · 71% fullGood0.8 miles · October 2023
- Adderlane AcademyPrimary · ages 2–9 · 107 pupils · 71% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2019
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, HighfieldPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 81 pupils · 77% fullGood4.7 miles · September 2023
- Prudhoe Castle First SchoolPrimary · ages 2–9 · 74 pupils · 49% fullGood0.4 miles · February 2024
- Whittonstall First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · 67 pupils · 122% fullGood3.9 miles · November 2022
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.