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Foundation school · Schools & FE

Haydon Bridge High School

URN 122328 · NorthumberlandOpen

Inspection history (11)

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Report card

    Safeguarding met
    AchievementUrgent improvement
    Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    InclusionNeeds attention
    Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
    Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
    Post 16 provisionNeeds attention

    Tim Johnson (lead), Kate Morris, Richard Wakefield

  2. 28 Feb 2024

    School inspection (EIF)

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    John Linkins (lead), Dan McKeating, Joanne Maw, Matthew Vellensworth, Shelley Heseltine, Stuart Mcghee

  3. 7 Jul 2021

    School inspection (EIF)

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Tim Jenner (lead), Bernard Clark, Erica Hiorns, Michael Wardle

  4. 17 Oct 2018

    School monitoring visit

    Darren Stewart

  5. 21 Mar 2018

    School inspection (CIF)

    Inadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    OutcomesInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate

    Lee Elliott (lead), Garry Stout, Richard Crane

  6. 13 Oct 2016

    Ofsted report

    Nick Murphy (lead), Debbie White

  7. —

    Ofsted report

    Chris Sergeant (lead), Catherine Beard

  8. —

    School monitoring visit

    Angela White (lead), Darren Stewart

  9. —

    School monitoring visit

    Belita Scott

  10. —

    Independent school inspection

    Nick Murphy

  11. —

    School monitoring visit

    Debbie Redshaw

Details

URN
122328
Type
Foundation school
Local authority
Northumberland
Region
North East
Address
Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 6LR
Reports on record
11
Earliest report
13 Oct 2016
Phase
Secondary
Opened
01-01-1900
Status
Open
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
904
Age range
11 to 18
Telephone
01434684422
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Ms Kath Pigdon
Pupils on roll
392
Pupils' gender
Mixed
Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Religious character
None
Free school meals (%)
29.40

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