Best Schools in Ashington

How many schools are there in Ashington?

Ashington has 10 open schools: 6 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Ashington?

None of the 6 graded schools in Ashington currently holds an Outstanding rating. 5 are rated Good, so 83% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Ashington get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Ashington with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Ashington Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.3 and 53% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and NCEA Duke's Secondary School, with an Attainment 8 score of 36.3 and 33% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Ashington AcademyNCEA Duke's Secondary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Ashington have the best SATs results?

Of the 4 primary schools in Ashington with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington (87% in reading, 97% in maths); NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School (83% in reading, 83% in maths); and NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School (52% in reading, 48% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, AshingtonNCEA James Knott CofE Primary SchoolNCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ashington?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Ashington selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ashington have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ashington have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Northumberland allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Ashington?

Apply to Northumberland through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.