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Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

Northumberland, NE48 2ENSecondaryAges 9–13MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2025
Progress 8
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Applications / places
N/A
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Ranking
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About Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

Bellingham Middle School and Sports College is a state-funded secondary school in Northumberland, North East, for pupils aged 9 to 13 for boys and girls. DfE data records 46 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 240.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (2 Apr 2025).

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range9 to 13 years
GenderMixed
AddressRedesmouth Road, Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 2EN
HeadteacherMr Steve Gibson
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Number of Pupils46
Free School Meals (FSM)28.3%
School Capacity46 / 240 (19% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (2 Apr 2025): Some aspects not as strong

Source: Ofsted, 22 Oct 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: bellinghammiddle.northumberland.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Bellingham Middle School and Sports College has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.