The King Edward VI School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

North NorthumberlandConstituency

NE61 1DNPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

The King Edward VI School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Northumberland, North East.

It currently serves 1,426 pupils. The King Edward VI School is part of CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.54

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,426

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

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: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,426
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
22 May 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.