Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

School overview

Bellingham Middle School and Sports College is a primary school serving Hexham, Northumberland, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 51 pupils aged 9 to 13 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bellingham Middle School and Sports College 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 18% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 32.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Overall pupil absence was 8.6%. There are about 10.0 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.