Schools in Alnwick
Alnwick has 11 schools coordinated by Northumberland County Council, with 9 primaries and one secondary - the Duke's High School - serving the town and a wide rural catchment extending to coastal villages including Embleton and Craster. Six of the seven Ofsted-rated schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating, reflecting strong overall outcomes across the area.
Five of the 11 schools have a religious character, including several Church of England village primaries that serve isolated rural communities across the Northumberland coastal plain. No schools are currently oversubscribed, meaning most children are admitted to their preferred choice, but the wide rural catchment means transport logistics can be a practical challenge for families in outlying villages.
School demand in Alnwick
Across the 6 schools in Alnwick with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 76%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
5 schools in Alnwick have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Alnwick are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Northumberland, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Alnwick have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Alnwick (9)
Hipsburn Primary School
Primary · Community school
Alnwick · NE66 3PX
Whittingham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Alnwick · NE66 4UP
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
Primary · Academy converter
Alnwick · NE66 2NU
Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Alnwick · NE66 1DJ
Swansfield Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Alnwick · NE66 1UL
Branton Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Alnwick · NE66 4JF
Shilbottle Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Alnwick · NE66 2XQ
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Alnwick · NE66 3AJ
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Alnwick · NE66 3XR
Secondary Schools in Alnwick (1)
Other Schools in Alnwick (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Alnwick are set by Northumberland and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.