St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham, Hexham
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Hexham, part of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 6 schools in Hexham with published results, and 10,218th of 14,452 across England. It was 65% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Capacity
- 65% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Northumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham in detail
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Northumberland and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 77% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Across Northumberland, 96% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Northumberland lodged 73 appeals against secondary school offers; 54 reached a hearing and 21 succeeded (38.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham are Queen Elizabeth High School (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.4); Hexham Middle School (0.7 miles, Good); and Corbridge Middle School (3.9 miles, Outstanding).
Queen Elizabeth High SchoolHexham Middle SchoolCorbridge Middle School
The trust
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham is one of 47 schools run by Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.3 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hexham Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Allendale Road (westbound), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham issued 7 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham are St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham (0.5 miles); The Sele First School (0.5 miles); and Hexham First School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Mary's Catholic First School, HexhamThe Sele First SchoolHexham First School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in December 2020. Before that, as St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School (URN 122369), it was rated Good in February 2015.
At a Glance
19.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
7
Suspensions
3.91%
Suspension rate
4 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 179 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 4 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham is in Northumberland; for families living there:
Apply to Northumberland for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Northumberland is 3 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
65%
Available places
181 pupils
279 places
98 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hexham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hexham
Across Northumberland council
Places available
2,104
Applications
1,819
Got 1st preference
96.0%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All secondary applications across Northumberland council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
20.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
168
Total Pupils
98
Boys
70
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
12.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,900
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,564
Per pupil
£1253k
Total funding
£52k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
9.6%
Persistent absence
187
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Questions parents ask about St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
What are SATs results like at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
Of the pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.
What is St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham's Ofsted rating?
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in December 2020. Before that, as St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School (URN 122369), it was rated Good in February 2015.
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
No fixed boundary. When St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham is oversubscribed, Northumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham was not full in 2025: it ran at 65% of its 279 places.
How big are the classes at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
Classes at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham average 18.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham has around 168 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
4.9% of sessions were missed at St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham in 2024/25. 9.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
Apply through Northumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Northumberland is 3 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham?
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham is at Highford Lane, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 2DD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)