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Ovingham Middle School

Middle deemed secondary · Prudhoe · NE42 6DE

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 20 March 2024

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At a glance

344 pupils · 90% of 384 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
9–13
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
10.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://oms.cheviotlt.co.uk/
URN
146894

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2017 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 5

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2017 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

93 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
68%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Northumberland 91%, England 59%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Northumberland 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Northumberland 2%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Northumberland 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Northumberland 0%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Northumberland 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.92 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Northumberland: 29.20 suspensions and 0.38 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,779; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,663
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (6%) · supplies and services 14% (11%) · educational supplies 10% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£48,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher44.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health51%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier65.7%62.3%
Social housing9.7%17.1%
Privately rented24.7%20.5%
Detached houses44.4%22.9%
Flats3.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027483 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£175,00074 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£136,000–£219,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (39)£165,000
Terraced (26)£190,000
Flat (5)£105,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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