Haydon Bridge High School
Foundation school in Hexham, Northumberland.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 392 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 904 |
| Free school meals | 29.40% |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Address | Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 6LR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.haydonbridgehighschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01434684422 |
| URN | 122328 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 23 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 February 2024, published 12 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Queen Elizabeth High School (secondary school, about 8.7 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham (secondary school, about 8.7 km)
- Hexham Middle School (secondary school, about 9.9 km)
- Corbridge Middle School (secondary school, about 14.8 km)
- Bellingham Middle School and Sports College (secondary school, about 18.6 km)
- Samuel King's School (secondary school, about 21.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.