Ofsted: Outstanding

Corbridge Middle School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Adele Brown

location_onCorbridge, NE45 5HX

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2021

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Students

361

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Expected Standard

75%

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Age Range

9-13

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Corbridge Middle School is a Community school secondary school in Corbridge, serving ages 9-13. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Corbridge Middle School is a community school in Corbridge, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 9-13. The school has approximately 354 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 82 primaries in Northumberland and #2,301 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 56%

Reading82% LA 69%

Writing95% LA 68%

Maths88% LA 67%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading81% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading89% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.9

-0.4 to 2.2

2.7

Write

LA -0.7

1.4 to 3.9

1.2

Maths

LA -1.7

0.0 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA -0.2

0.7 to 3.2

1.9

Write

LA 0.0

0.7 to 3.1

1.9

Maths

LA -0.9

0.8 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 59%

Reading91% LA 72%

Writing92% LA 75%

Maths92% LA 68%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA -0.4

1.6 to 4.2

2.9

Write

LA 0.0

1.7 to 4.1

3.1

Maths

LA -1.2

2 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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29 November 2018

Inspection Report

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21 April 2015

Inspection Report

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03 July 2013

Inspection Report

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02 May 2013

Inspection Report

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14 September 2009

Inspection Report

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30 January 2007

Inspection Report

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03 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-10-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-11-29

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-02

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.5%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 354 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	354	9	2.5%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	349	8	2.3%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	355	4	1.1%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	358	3	0.8%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	358	3	0.8%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	359	2	0.6%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	361	1	0.3%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	355	3	0.8%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	354	2	0.6%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	356	1	0.3%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	356	2	0.6%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	355	0	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	355	2	0.6%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	362	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	361	3	0.8%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	357	1	0.3%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	349	0	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	346	1	0.3%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	353	1	0.3%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	324	0	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	321	0	0.0%	3.1%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 34 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Corbridge Middle School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Secondary Schools in Northumberland

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The King Edward VI School

Queen Elizabeth High School

The Blyth Academy

Bede Academy

Ashington Academy