Samuel King's SchoolHaydon Bridge High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Samuel King's School and Haydon Bridge High School are secondary schools.
Samuel King's School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Haydon Bridge High School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Samuel King's School is ahead on our composite score.
Samuel King's School was judged Good and Haydon Bridge High School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 30.2 for Samuel King's School and 35.1 for Haydon Bridge High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Samuel King's School (35.0 in 2021-22, 30.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Haydon Bridge High School (38.4 in 2021-22, 35.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AlstonSamuel King's School | HexhamHaydon Bridge High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | F31/100 | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 20 in Westmorland and Furness | 26th of 27 in Northumberland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Foundation school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 107 | 421 | |
| Capacity | 235 | 904 | |
| Location | Alston, CA9 3QU | Hexham, NE47 6LR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 30.2 | 35.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23.1% Stronger figure | 13.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 30.8% | 41.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.4% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.37 | 2.92 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 13 | 73 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 20 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 20.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 24.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 107 | 421 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.0% | 31.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 1.2% | |
| SEN support | 23.4% | 14.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.6% | 4.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% Stronger figure | 12.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.1% Stronger figure | 34.5% | 15.8% |
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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
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.
Samuel King's School
Haydon Bridge High School
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