Queen Elizabeth High School
Whetstone Bridge Road, Hexham, NE46 3JB
1,299 pupils · 99% of 1,308 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HADRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 April 2024, published 12 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 63.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2018 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2018 entry | 270 | 270 | 304 | 270 |
| Sept 2017 entry | 266 | 267 | 307 | 266 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Haydon Bridge High School 8.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Prudhoe Community High School 17.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thorp Academy 22 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Consett Academy 22.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Walbottle Academy 24.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ponteland High School 25.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.