Ponteland High School

State-Funded School

ponteland-high-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

HexhamConstituency

NE20 9EGPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ponteland High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,536 pupils. Ponteland High School is part of PELE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.81

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,536

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,536
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: PELE TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Apr 2012	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.