Highfield Middle SchoolOvingham Middle School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Prudhoe.

Summary of the comparison

Highfield Middle School and Ovingham Middle School are middle deemed secondary schools in Prudhoe.

  • Highfield Middle School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ovingham Middle School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ovingham Middle School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Highfield Middle School was judged Good and Ovingham Middle School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 55.0% for Highfield Middle School and 68.0% for Ovingham Middle School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Highfield Middle School (61.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ovingham Middle School (68.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Highfield Middle School versus Ovingham Middle School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrudhoeHighfield Middle SchoolPrudhoeOvingham Middle SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 27 in Northumberland 7th of 27 in Northumberland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseMiddle deemed secondary Middle deemed secondary
Age range9-13 9-13
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll358 347
Capacity480 384
LocationPrudhoe, NE42 6EY Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census358 347
Free school meals (ever 6)33.5% 10.9%
English as an additional language1.7% 1.4%
SEN support22.1% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.9% 8.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Highfield Middle School

Ovingham Middle School

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