Highfield Middle School

State-Funded School

highfield-middle-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

HexhamConstituency

NE42 6EYPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Highfield Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 365 pupils. Highfield Middle School is part of CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

365

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 365
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Sept 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.