United Kingdom · North East · Local Authority
Northumberland
Unitary authority · North East, England · population ~324k · 163 state-funded schools
The signature
How Northumberland ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,090/yr
Low
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
House price
£202,500
Affordable
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Rent
£664/mo
Most affordable
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,597/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Crime
71.4/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
22.1
High
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Schools
95.1%
Strong
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
162 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
154 of 162 (95.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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163 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 163 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cramlington Learning Village | Secondary | 2,021 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bede Academy | Secondary | 2,012 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ponteland High School | Secondary | 1,543 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Duchess's Community High School Grade inherited from previous URN 122362 | Secondary | 1,341 | Requires Improvement2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The King Edward VI School | Secondary | 1,340 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Elizabeth High School | Secondary | 1,304 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy | Secondary | 1,056 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
NCEA Duke's Secondary School | Secondary | 1,045 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ashington Academy | Secondary | 966 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bedlington Academy | Secondary | 828 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Blyth Academy | Secondary | 772 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Prudhoe Community High School | Secondary | 736 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
James Calvert Spence College | Secondary | 636 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Seaton Valley High School | Secondary | 627 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hexham Middle School | Secondary | 606 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Berwick Academy | Secondary | 586 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Morpeth Chantry Middle School | Secondary | 556 | Good2021 | — | Ofsted |
Morpeth Newminster Middle School | Secondary | 555 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Horton Grange Primary School | Primary | 547 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Burnside Primary School | Primary | 474 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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