Haydon Bridge High School
About the school
Haydon Bridge High School is an open secondary school in Northumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 January 2026
- Published
- 23 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SM
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 35.1
- Northumberland
- 44
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Northumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 13.70%
- Northumberland
- 41.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 41.10%
- Northumberland
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.20%
- Northumberland
- 32.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.92
- Northumberland
- 3.82
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 20.59
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
421
Girls
49.17%
Boys
50.83%
SEN support
14.25%
Education, health and care plan
4.51%
English as an additional language
1.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.88%
Overall absence
12.64
Persistent absence
34.46
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
63
Sustained education or employment
84%
Education
70%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
10%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
36
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
25%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
47%