Overall Oxbridge
#346
2 ranked schools · +568 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
13
Offers
7
Offer rate53.9%
+31.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Hexham
On the south bank of the River Tyne in Northumberland, Hexham is a market town of around 13,000 people close to Hadrian's Wall and the historic administrative centre of Tynedale district. Quiet and well-connected, it draws families from across the valley.
The Tyne Valley railway line runs east to Newcastle upon Tyne in under an hour. Hexham is widely regarded as one of Northumberland's most school-competitive market towns, and Haydon Bridge to the west is a sought-after postcode for families seeking primary catchments in smaller village settings. Henshaw and Wark extend the school geography further into the North Pennines.
19
Primary
schools
2
Secondary
schools
1
Special
schools
of which3sixth forms·9faith22 total
Area Performance
Hexham schools rank in the top 61% of England
Across 13 primary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.28/10, -0.15 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
9% Elite
Distribution across all Hexham schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Hexham vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 61%
Across all ranked Hexham schools
Top 61%Primaryavg #9,162 of 14,978
Top 61%Sixth formavg #1,554 of 2,554
Primary schools: 10 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.03 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,162
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
57%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.03 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,162
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 61% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
57%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.58 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,554
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 61% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
23%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
40%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.58 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,554
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 61% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
23%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
40%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#136
1 ranked schools · +117 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
6
Offers
4
Offer rate66.7%
+51.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#312
1 ranked schools · +461 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
7
Offers
3
Offer rate42.9%
+13.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Hexham
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Hexham
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Hexham
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