Schools in Hexham
Hexham is a market town in the Tyne Valley with 22 state schools spread across the town and surrounding rural parishes, all coordinated by Northumberland County Council. Given the rural nature of much of the catchment, several primary schools serve dispersed communities, and oversubscription in the town-centre schools is more pronounced than in the outlying villages.
Hexham's secondary schools draw pupils from a wide geographic area including Corbridge, Haydon Bridge, and the Tyne Valley villages. Northumberland Council uses measured road distance for its community school admissions, and transport assistance is available for eligible pupils living beyond the statutory walking distance.
School demand in Hexham
Across the 22 schools in Hexham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 66%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
9 schools in Hexham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Hexham 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.
10 of the schools in Hexham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Hexham (16)
Acomb First School
Primary · Community school
Hexham · NE46 4PL
Bellingham Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Hexham · NE48 2EL
Hexham First School
Primary · Community school
Hexham · NE46 1JD
Beaufront First School
Primary · Community school
Hexham · NE46 4LY
Greenhaugh Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hexham · NE48 1LX
Kielder Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Hexham · NE48 1HQ
The Sele First School
Primary · Community school
Hexham · NE46 3QZ
Chollerton Church of England Aided First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hexham · NE48 4AA
Whitley Chapel Church of England First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hexham · NE47 0HB
Humshaugh Church of England First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Hexham · NE46 4AA
Whitfield CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Hexham · NE47 8JH
Shaftoe Trust Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Hexham · NE47 6BN
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham
Primary · Academy converter
Hexham · NE46 2EE
Newbrough Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hexham · NE47 5AQ
Wark Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hexham · NE48 3LS
Henshaw Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hexham · NE47 7EP
Secondary Schools in Hexham (2)
Other Schools in Hexham (4)
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
Middle deemed secondary · Foundation school
Hexham · NE48 2EN
Hexham Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Hexham · NE46 3JB
Hexham Priory School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Hexham · NE46 1UY
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Hexham · NE46 2DD
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Hexham 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.