Northumberland school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (11)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Ashington Academy	203	271	204	203	1.3 per offer
Bede Academy	131	239	174	131	1.8 per offer
Bedlington Academy	158	221	158	157	1.4 per offer
Coquet Community School	88	109	88	88	1.2 per offer
Cramlington Learning Village	340	390	343	337	1.1 per offer
Haydon Bridge High School	40	45	39	39	1.1 per offer
NCEA Duke's Secondary School	170	215	171	169	1.3 per offer
Ponteland High School	235	507	273	233	2.2 per offer
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy	134	199	128	128	1.5 per offer
The Blyth Academy	171	208	135	134	1.2 per offer
The Duchess's Community High School	188	198	189	188	1.1 per offer

Primary schools (122)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abbeyfields First School	50	104	51	50	2.1 per offer
Acomb First School	6	10	6	6	1.7 per offer
Adderlane Academy	13	27	13	13	2.1 per offer
Allendale Primary School	14	14	14	14	1.0 per offer
Amble Links Primary School	19	29	19	19	1.5 per offer
Beaconhill Community Primary School	30	55	38	30	1.8 per offer
Beaufront First School	15	32	16	15	2.1 per offer
Bede Academy	74	106	73	72	1.4 per offer
Bedlington Station Primary School	22	26	20	20	1.2 per offer
Bedlington West End Primary School	29	52	34	29	1.8 per offer
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School	18	26	17	17	1.4 per offer
Belford Primary School	10	12	11	10	1.2 per offer
Bellingham Primary School	8	8	8	8	1.0 per offer
Belsay Primary School	10	20	7	7	2.0 per offer
Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School	14	17	14	14	1.2 per offer
Branton Primary School and Nursery	5	7	5	5	1.4 per offer
Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School	11	22	10	10	2.0 per offer
Broomhill Primary School	10	13	9	9	1.3 per offer
Broomley First School	23	33	23	23	1.4 per offer
Burnside Primary School	60	137	81	60	2.3 per offer
Cambo First School	7	9	7	7	1.3 per offer
Cambois Primary School	10	14	10	10	1.4 per offer
Chollerton Church of England Aided First School	4	5	4	4	1.3 per offer
Choppington Primary School	14	17	15	14	1.2 per offer
Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School	30	55	34	30	1.8 per offer
Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School	51	73	40	39	1.4 per offer
Cramlington Northburn Primary School	30	82	21	20	2.7 per offer
Cramlington Shanklea Primary School	36	68	32	32	1.9 per offer
Cramlington Village Primary School	11	19	11	11	1.7 per offer
Croftway Academy	45	74	45	45	1.6 per offer
Darras Hall Primary School	58	143	63	58	2.5 per offer
Eastlea Primary School	29	101	34	27	3.5 per offer
Ellingham Church of England Primary School	7	10	7	7	1.4 per offer
Ellington Primary School	21	32	21	20	1.5 per offer
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School	12	18	12	12	1.5 per offer
Felton Church of England Primary School	14	20	18	14	1.4 per offer
Glendale Primary School (Prev. Wooler First School)	16	16	16	16	1.0 per offer
Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	15	19	15	15	1.3 per offer
Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School	5	7	5	5	1.4 per offer
Haltwhistle Primary Academy	30	30	29	29	1.0 per offer
Harbottle Church of England First School	1	2	1	1	2.0 per offer
Hareside Primary School	57	87	52	52	1.5 per offer
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School	29	40	27	27	1.4 per offer
Henshaw Church of England Primary School	6	9	7	6	1.5 per offer
Hexham First School	9	18	8	8	2.0 per offer
Hipsburn Primary School	13	22	14	13	1.7 per offer
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	16	19	16	16	1.2 per offer
Holywell Village First School	26	50	25	25	1.9 per offer
Horton Grange Primary School	72	92	72	71	1.3 per offer
Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford	5	6	5	5	1.2 per offer
Humshaugh Church of England First School	11	15	11	11	1.4 per offer
King Edwin Primary School	14	26	14	14	1.9 per offer
Linton Primary School	1	2	1	1	2.0 per offer
Longhorsley St Helen's Church of England Aided First School	16	24	16	16	1.5 per offer
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School	7	9	7	7	1.3 per offer
Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4	7	4	4	1.8 per offer
Malvin's Close Academy	48	78	50	48	1.6 per offer
Meadowdale Academy	22	39	22	21	1.8 per offer
Mickley First School	9	21	9	9	2.3 per offer
Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School	33	69	33	33	2.1 per offer
Morpeth First School	41	100	41	41	2.4 per offer
Morpeth Road Academy	26	40	26	26	1.5 per offer
Morpeth Stobhillgate First School	20	59	20	20	3.0 per offer
Mowbray Primary School	18	30	17	17	1.7 per offer
NCEA Bishop's Primary School	43	63	43	43	1.5 per offer
NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School	35	39	36	35	1.1 per offer
Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School	8	16	8	8	2.0 per offer
NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School	24	40	23	23	1.7 per offer
NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School	28	50	29	27	1.8 per offer
NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School	16	25	16	16	1.6 per offer
NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School	8	8	8	8	1.0 per offer
New Delaval Primary School	19	30	19	19	1.6 per offer
New Hartley First School	18	33	18	18	1.8 per offer
Newbrough Church of England Primary School	7	8	7	7	1.1 per offer
Newsham Primary School	46	73	45	45	1.6 per offer
Otterburn Primary School	6	6	6	6	1.0 per offer
Ovingham Church of England First School	11	26	12	11	2.4 per offer
Pegswood Primary School	14	18	14	14	1.3 per offer
Ponteland Community Primary School	20	80	17	17	4.0 per offer
Ponteland Primary School	58	177	70	56	3.1 per offer
Prior Park Primary School	13	17	13	13	1.3 per offer
Prudhoe Castle First School	15	23	15	15	1.5 per offer
Prudhoe West Academy	32	44	32	32	1.4 per offer
Red Row Primary School	19	22	19	19	1.2 per offer
Richard Coates Church of England Primary School	30	68	28	28	2.3 per offer
Ringway Primary School	29	41	28	28	1.4 per offer
Rothbury First School	14	15	14	14	1.1 per offer
Scremerston First School	3	9	3	3	3.0 per offer
Seahouses Primary School	6	10	6	6	1.7 per offer
Seaton Delaval First School	29	46	28	28	1.6 per offer
Seaton Sluice First School	27	66	30	27	2.4 per offer
Seghill First School	14	19	13	13	1.4 per offer
Shaftoe Trust Academy	9	10	9	9	1.1 per offer
Shilbottle Primary School	15	26	15	15	1.7 per offer
Slaley First School	5	8	5	5	1.6 per offer
Spittal Community Primary School	22	26	22	22	1.2 per offer
Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy	26	36	26	26	1.4 per offer
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington	28	44	29	28	1.6 per offer
St Bede's Catholic Primary School	20	31	20	20	1.6 per offer
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick	9	15	9	9	1.7 per offer
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham	10	24	9	9	2.4 per offer
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe	13	19	13	13	1.5 per offer
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick	24	41	23	23	1.7 per offer
St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth	28	54	28	28	1.9 per offer
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School	25	34	25	25	1.4 per offer
Stakeford Primary School	20	29	20	20	1.5 per offer
Stamfordham Primary School	8	15	8	8	1.9 per offer
Stannington First School	27	38	27	27	1.4 per offer
Stead Lane Primary School	30	39	29	29	1.3 per offer
Swansfield Park Primary School	43	50	43	43	1.2 per offer
Swarland Primary School	9	24	7	7	2.7 per offer
The Sele First School	58	75	59	58	1.3 per offer
Thropton Village First School	4	9	4	4	2.3 per offer
Tritlington Church of England First School	7	16	7	7	2.3 per offer
Tweedmouth West Primary School	24	33	24	24	1.4 per offer
Wark Church of England Primary School	7	7	7	7	1.0 per offer
Whalton Church of England Aided Primary School	6	13	6	6	2.2 per offer
Whitfield CofE Primary School	3	4	3	3	1.3 per offer
Whitley Chapel Church of England First School	4	5	4	4	1.3 per offer
Whittingham Church of England Primary School	8	12	8	8	1.5 per offer
Whittonstall First School	7	18	7	7	2.6 per offer
Wylam First School	22	35	22	22	1.6 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Northumberland secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.