School admissions in Hexham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
14 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Henshaw Church of England Primary School | 1.17 | 6 |
| Beaufront First School | 1.07 | 15 |
| The Sele First School | 1.02 | 58 |
| Acomb First School | 1.00 | 6 |
| Bellingham Primary School | 1.00 | 8 |
| Chollerton Church of England Aided First School | 1.00 | 4 |
| Humshaugh Church of England First School | 1.00 | 11 |
| Newbrough Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 7 |
| Shaftoe Trust Academy | 1.00 | 9 |
| Wark Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 7 |
| Whitfield CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 3 |
| Whitley Chapel Church of England First School | 1.00 | 4 |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | 0.90 | 10 |
| Hexham First School | 0.89 | 9 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.