List of middle schools in England

Middle schools in England are defined in English and Welsh law as being schools in which the age range of pupils taught includes pupils who are aged below 10 years and six months, as well as those who are aged over 12.^[1] Such schools were not permitted in the state system under the legislation introduced by the Education Act of 1944.^[2] This however was changed in the Education Act 1964, which made additional arrangements to allow for schools which crossed the traditional primary-secondary threshold at age 11. Notably, these changes did not define a new type of school, but rather permitted a variation on existing schemes, while providing for regulations which allowed the Secretary of State to determine whether such schools should be treated as primary or secondary.^[3] The move, pushed forward by Alec Clegg, then Chief Education Officer of the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council, was initially part of a process to introduce comprehensive schools in secondary education. Clegg proposed a model of middle schools for students aged 9 to 13, crossing the traditional divide at age 11^[4] as early as 1960, with the scheme fully implemented in September 1969.^[5] Earlier moves by the local authority in Leicestershire had seen the introduction of two-tier secondary schools for students aged 11 to 14, and 14 to 18 as early as the late 1950s.^[6]

The 1964 Act was followed in July 1965 by Circular 10/65 from the then Labour government requesting that local education authorities put forward plans to introduce comprehensive schools in their areas. However, the circular offered only limited support for a change to a three-tier model of middle schools, as the minister had already requested a review of the age of transfer to secondary schools as part of the Plowden enquiry into Children and their primary schools.^[7][8] The Plowden report published in 1967 encouraged the development of middle schools for students aged 8 to 12, developing from existing junior schools.^[9]

The law required that all schools were classified as either primary or secondary depending on the age range of students.^[4] By 1970, over 100 middle deemed secondary schools were in operation with around 30 deemed primary schools.^[10] The number of middle schools, including combined schools for children aged between 5 and 12, rose continuously over the next decade, reaching a peak of over 1400 such schools by 1983,^[11][12] with the primary model rapidly overtaking the secondary following the publication of the Plowden report. However, from that time onwards, the number of middle schools fell each year. The introduction of the National Curriculum with set Key Stages aligned with the old primary/secondary model further affected the numbers of schools, with a quarter of middle schools closing in the five years after its introduction.^[10] Issues of falling rolls, and queries raised about the academic progress of students in three-tier systems led to further closures.^[12]

In September 2015 there were 146 middle schools remaining in England, operated by just 17 local authorities, ranging from the 80-pupil St Mary's Middle School in Belford, Northumberland, to the 900-pupil Manor High School in Oadby, Leicestershire.

In the table below, the URN refers to the unique reference number for each school, linking to its page on the Ofsted website. Also from the table below, it can be seen that middle deemed primary schools have now been almost completely abolished across England.

Indicative map of location and number of Middle Schools in England. Blue markers indicate primary middle schools; red markers indicate those deemed-Secondary.

Middle schools

Bedford Borough

Schools in the unitary authority, operated by Bedfordshire County Council until April 2009. Following consultation in the summer of 2009 the authority intended to re-introduce two-tier provision from 2013, closing all middle schools by 2015.^[13] However, on 7 July 2010, it was announced that the change from 3-tier to 2-tier "would be scrapped"; the reason given being cuts in government funding to schools made by the Coalition Government.^[14] One Middle School closed in 2011^[15] and two more closed in 2014.^[16] In July 2015, the borough council announced its intention to support schools in the introduction of a borough-wide move to two-tier provision.^[17]

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Alban Church of England Academy	Great Barford	9–13	Secondary	450	136550
Beauchamp Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	550	109692
Daubeney Academy	Kempston	9–13	Secondary	480	138067
Goldington Academy	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	680	136552
Harrold Priory Middle School	Harrold	9–13	Secondary	440	136472
Lincroft Middle School	Oakley	9–13	Secondary	750	136471
Margaret Beaufort Middle School	Riseley	9–13	Secondary	380	136475
Marston Vale Middle School	Stewartby	9–13	Secondary	500	139161
Newnham Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	580	109661
Robert Bruce Middle School	Kempston	9–13	Secondary	620	109660
St Gregory's RC Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	430	109696
Westfield School	Bedford	4–13	Primary	320	109666

Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire has only one middle school, which feeds into the Bedfordshire three-tier system.^[19]

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Gamlingay Village College	Gamlingay	9–13	Secondary	200	137879

Central Bedfordshire

Schools in the unitary authority, operated by Bedfordshire County Council until April 2009. Some locality groups, such as schools in Dunstable, are undertaking local re-organisations to remove middle schools.

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Alameda Middle School	Ampthill	9–13	Secondary	510	137249
Arnold Academy	Barton-le-Clay	9–13	Secondary	550	136829
Ashton Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	610	109714
Barnfield Vale Academy	Dunstable	3-13	Primary	500	138714
Biggleswade Academy	Biggleswade	2–13	Primary	510	137947
Brewers Hill Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	250	109659
Brooklands Middle School	Leighton Buzzard	9–13	Secondary	220	137636
Burgoyne Middle School	Potton	9–13	Secondary	290	109676
Caddington Village School	Caddington	3–13	Primary	550	109664
Edward Peake Middle School	Biggleswade	9–13	Secondary	400	109694
Etonbury Academy	Arlesey	9–13	Secondary	470	137632
Fulbrook Middle School	Woburn Sands	9–13	Secondary	350	137904
Gilbert Inglefield Academy	Leighton Buzzard	9–13	Secondary	530	138003
Henlow Church of England Academy	Henlow	9–13	Secondary	560	138027
Holywell CE (VA) Middle School	Cranfield	9–13	Secondary	550	138844
Leighton Middle School	Leighton Buzzard	9–13	Secondary	450	109689
Linslade School	Linslade	9–13	Secondary	590	136766
Parkfields Middle School	Toddington	9–13	Secondary	480	109662
Priory Academy	Dunstable	9–16	Secondary	490	138181
Robert Bloomfield Academy	Shefford	9–13	Secondary	800	136713
Sandye Place Academy	Sandy	9–13	Secondary	430	136541
Streetfield Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	460	109677
Woodland Middle School Academy	Flitwick	9–13	Secondary	670	136560

Dorset

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Allenbourn Middle School	Wimborne Minster	9–13	Secondary	600	113859
Cranborne Middle School	Cranborne	9–13	Secondary	410	113853
Dorchester Middle School	Dorchester	9–13	Secondary	620	138186
Emmanuel CofE Middle School	Verwood	9–13	Secondary	480	113894
Ferndown Middle School	Ferndown	9–13	Secondary	630	113878
Lockyer's Middle School	Corfe Mullen	9–13	Secondary	450	113862
St Mary's CofE Middle School	Puddletown	9–13	Secondary	480	138189
St Michael's Church of England Middle School	Colehill	9–13	Secondary	570	113891
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School	Dorchester	9–13	Secondary	620	138165
West Moors Middle School	West Moors	9–13	Secondary	290	113861

Hertfordshire

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Edwinstree CofE Middle School	Buntingford	9–13	Secondary	450	117554
Ralph Sadleir School	Puckeridge	9–13	Secondary	330	117543
Roysia Middle School	Royston	9–13	Secondary	200	137657
The Greneway Middle School	Royston	9–13	Secondary	440	137658

Kirklees

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Kirkburton Middle School	Kirkburton	10–13	Secondary	500	107773
Scissett Middle School	Scissett	10–13	Secondary	580	107765

Leicestershire

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Castle Donington Community College[fn 1]	Castle Donington	10–14	Secondary	450	138820
Gartree High School[fn 2]	Oadby	10–14	Secondary	770	138155
Manor High School[fn 2]	Oadby	10–14	Secondary	900	137120
Shepshed High School[fn 1]	Shepshed	10–14	Secondary	520	120257
Wigston Academy[fn 3]	Wigston Magna	10–14	Secondary	639	137984

Newcastle upon Tyne

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Gosforth Central Middle School	Gosforth	9–13	Secondary	500	108519
Gosforth East Middle School	Gosforth	9–13	Secondary	470	108521
Gosforth Junior High Academy[fn 4]	Gosforth	9–13	Secondary	370	136348

North Tyneside

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Marden Bridge Middle School	Whitley Bay	9–13	Secondary	490	108635
Monkseaton Middle School	Monkseaton	9–13	Secondary	370	108637
Valley Gardens Middle School	Monkseaton	9–13	Secondary	740	108636
Wellfield Middle School	South Wellfield	9–13	Secondary	330	108649

Northumberland

Northumberland County Council began a process of closing middle schools across the authority in 2006. This was later abandoned following funding difficulties.^[20]

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Bellingham Middle School	Bellingham	9–13	Secondary	130	122350
Berwick Middle School	Berwick-upon-Tweed	9–13	Secondary	380	122354
Chantry Middle School	Morpeth	9–13	Secondary	520	137747
Corbridge Middle School	Corbridge	9–13	Secondary	330	122326
Dr Thomlinson CE Middle School	Rothbury	9–13	Secondary	210	122371
Dukes Middle School[fn 5]	Alnwick	9–13	Secondary	200	122353
Glendale Middle School	Wooler	9–13	Secondary	170	122352
Haltwhistle Community Campus	Haltwhistle	9–13	Secondary	250	122327
Hexham Middle School	Hexham	9–13	Secondary	470	122364
Highfield Middle School	Prudhoe	9–13	Secondary	430	122340
James Calvert Spence College[fn 6]	Amble	9–13	Secondary	290	122349
Lindisfarne Middle School[fn 5]	Alnwick	9–13	Secondary	470	122347
Meadowdale Academy	Bedlington	9–13	Secondary	500	138078
Newminster Middle School	Morpeth	9–13	Secondary	530	137748
Ovingham Middle School	Ovingham	9–13	Secondary	360	122341
Ponteland Middle School	Ponteland	9–13	Secondary	600	122329
Richard Coates CE Middle School	Ponteland	9–13	Secondary	470	122370
St Benedict's RC Middle School	Ashington	9–13	Secondary	230	122366
St Joseph's RC Middle School	Hexham	9–13	Secondary	340	122369
St Mary's CE Middle School	Belford	9–13	Secondary	90	131222
St Paul's RC Middle School[fn 5]	Alnwick	9–13	Secondary	110	122372
St Peter's RC Middle School	Cramlington	9–13	Secondary	130	122368
Seahouses Middle School[fn 5]	Seahouses	9–13	Secondary	130	122315
Seaton Sluice Middle School	Seaton Sluice	9–13	Secondary	300	122334
Tweedmouth Middle School	Berwick-upon-Tweed	9–13	Secondary	330	122348
Whytrig Middle School	Seaton Delaval	9–13	Secondary	250	122335

Poole

Poole Borough Council closed all of its middle-deemed-primary schools in August 2013.^[21]

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Broadstone Middle School	Broadstone	9–13	Secondary	650	113877

Somerset

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Danesfield CofE Middle School	Williton	9–13	Secondary	420	123895
Dulverton Middle & Community School	Dulverton	9–13	Secondary	150	123871
Fairlands Middle School	Cheddar	9–13	Secondary	510	123888
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School	Blackford	9–13	Secondary	680	123897
Maiden Beech Academy	Crewkerne	9–13	Secondary	450	137118
Minehead Middle School	Minehead	9–13	Secondary	590	136774
Oakfield Academy	Frome	9–13	Secondary	680	136970
Selwood Academy	Frome	9–13	Secondary	670	137741
Swanmead Community School	Ilminster	9–13	Secondary	290	123875

Staffordshire

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Bilbrook CofE Middle School	Codsall	9–13	Secondary	200	124453
Brewood CE Middle School	Brewood	9–13	Secondary	430	124452
Christ Church Academy	Stone	9–13	Secondary	420	136961
Churnet View Middle School	Leek	9–13	Secondary	480	124436
Codsall Middle School	Codsall	9–13	Secondary	460	124424
James Bateman Junior High School	Biddulph	9–13	Secondary	400	124428
Oldfields Hall Middle School	Uttoxeter	9–13	Secondary	510	124429
Penkridge Middle School	Penkridge	9–13	Secondary	430	124423
Perton Middle School	Perton	9–13	Secondary	370	124437
Ryecroft CE Middle School	Rocester	9–13	Secondary	250	124450
St Edwards CofE(VA) Junior High School	Leek	9–13	Secondary	750	139171
Walton Priory Middle School	Stone	9–13	Secondary	520	124426
Windsor Park CE Middle School	Uttoxeter	9–13	Secondary	500	124451
Woodhouse Middle School	Biddulph	9–13	Secondary	417	124432

Suffolk

Suffolk County Council intended to close all middle schools in its authority by 2013, but this is now due to happen by 2016, with the exception of 2 academy middle schools.

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Hardwick Middle School[fn 7]	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	390	124839
Horringer Court School[fn 8]	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	380	124806
Howard Middle School[fn 7]	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	310	137179
St James CE Middle School[fn 7]	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	480	124862
St. Louis Catholic Middle School[fn 7]	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	600	124863
Westley School[fn 8]	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	460	137180

West Sussex

As part of an ongoing programme of re-organisations across the authority, the final middle-deemed-primary schools in West Sussex converted to Junior or Primary from 2015, leaving Rydon Community College as the county's only middle school.

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Rydon Community College	Thakeham	10–13	Secondary	420	126067

Windsor and Maidenhead

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Dedworth Middle School	Windsor	9–13	Secondary	370	110072
St Edwards Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School	Windsor	9–13	Secondary	370	110086
St Peter's Middle School, Old Windsor	Old Windsor	9–13	Secondary	240	110085
Trevelyan Middle School	Windsor	9–13	Secondary	580	110075

Worcestershire

Name	Location	Age Range[18]	Deemed status[18]	Number on Roll[18]	URN	Website
Abbey Park Middle	Pershore	9–12	Primary	210	116774
Alvechurch Church of England Middle School	Alvechurch	9–13	Secondary	360	116983
Aston Fields Middle School	Bromsgrove	9–13	Secondary	590	116957
Birchensale Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	350	116967
Blackminster Middle	South Littleton	10–13	Secondary	330	116960
Bredon Hill Middle School	Ashton under Hill	10–13	Secondary	450	116956
Catshill Middle School	Catshill	9–13	Secondary	370	116958
Church Hill Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	280	116974
Ipsley CE RSA Academy	Winyates	9–13	Secondary	600	139020
Parkside Middle	Bromsgrove	9–13	Secondary	430	116959
Ridgeway Middle School	Astwood Bank	9–13	Secondary	460	139029
St Barnabas CE First & Middle	Drakes Broughton	4–12	Primary	360	116862
St Bede's RC Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	650	116998
St Egwin's Middle	Evesham	10–13	Secondary	340	116984
St John's CE Middle	Bromsgrove	9–13	Secondary	580	117001
St Nicholas' CE Middle	Pinvin	9–12	Primary	310	116861
The De Montfort School	Evesham	10–18	Secondary	930	116932
Walkwood CE Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	720	139185
Westacre Middle	Droitwich Spa	9–12	Primary	360	116778
Witton Middle	Droitwich Spa	9–12	Primary	540	116779
Woodfield Academy	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	590	138208

Authorities where middle schools have been discontinued

Many authorities in regions of England previously had middle schools, with either local areas or whole counties since reverting to the more traditional two-tier model. These are listed briefly by region.

East of England

Norfolk closed its last middle schools - which were deemed primary - in 2008.^[22] Suffolk began the process of closing its middle schools in 2006, having reduced its numbers from a high of 40 schools.^[23]

East Midlands

Northamptonshire closed its middle schools in and around Northampton in 2002,^[24] with its final two middle schools closing in 2015.

London

The London Borough of Harrow closed its middle deemed primary schools in 2011. The London Borough of Merton had about 14 middle schools for the 9-13 age range, which were converted to deemed-primary (8-12) schools in the 1990s. These schools reverted to primary use by 2002.^[24]

North East England

The three authorities with existing middle schools (Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside) all closed several middle schools since 1999.^[24] A number of towns such as Hexham and Berwick-upon-Tweed still have middle schools.

South East England

Buckinghamshire's last middle schools closed in the 1990s.^[24] Isle of Wight middle schools closed in 2011.^[25] Kent's three middle schools (on the Isle of Sheppey) closed in 2009.^[26] Milton Keynes' system of middle schools was converted to primary schools in 2008. Oxfordshire closed its last middle-deemed-primary schools in Oxford in 2003.^[24] West Sussex closed middle schools in Crawley in 2004, Adur in 2007, Midhurst & Petworth in 2009 and Worthing in 2015.^[24]

South West England

Devon closed its only middle schools, in Exeter, in 2005.^[24] Dorset has closed a number of middle schools, including four which closed in 2013, as well as fourteen middle-deemed-primary schools which closed in the borough of Poole.^[21] Wiltshire closed its last middle schools in 2005.^[24]

West Midlands

Aldridge-Brownhills, Staffordshire (now West Midlands) - includes the towns of Aldridge and Brownhills as well as the villages of Pelsall and Streetly. Adopted 9-13 middle schools in 1972 (normally on different sites to 5-9 first schools) and retained this system until 1986, when the traditional age ranges were re-established. The authority had been merged into Walsall (which always had the traditional age ranges) in 1974.

Bewdley and Kidderminster, Worcestershire - adopted 9-13 middle schools in 1972, and the whole area retained this system after 1974 when the two boroughs merged to form Wyre Forest district council. The system was maintained until 2007, when the traditional age ranges were re-established throughout the area.^[27]

Dudley, West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire) - incorporating towns of Dudley, Sedgley, Coseley and Brierley Hill. Adopted 8-12 middle schools in 1972 (some on the same site or within the same umbrella as 5-8 first schools) and retained this system until 1990, when the traditional age ranges were re-established. This coincided with a major reorganisation in the borough which saw sixth form facilities largely concentrated in further education colleges rather than secondary schools, as well as several secondary schools being closed or merged.^[28]

Halesowen, West Midlands (formerly Worcestershire) - adopted 9-13 middle schools in 1972 and retained this system after 1974 when the town was absorbed into the borough of Dudley (see above) along with Stourbridge (which, along with Kingswinford, always used the traditional age ranges). Was one of the first local authorities to abolish middle schools when in 1982 the traditional age ranges were re-established. This reorganisation also saw the town's three secondary schools serving the 13-18 age range become 11-16 schools, with sixth form facilities concentrated at the expanded college in the town, while the town gained a fourth secondary school with the conversion of a former middle school into an 11-16 school.^[29]

Sutton Coldfield (which was in Warwickshire until 1974) adopted 5-8 first schools and 8-12 middle schools in 1972 and did so for 20 years before reverting to 5-7 infant and 7-11 junior schools in 1992.

Northern Warwickshire (the area covered by the boroughs of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Rugby – adopted 5–8 first schools and 8–12 middle schools in 1972 and retained this system until 1996, when it reverted to the traditional ages of transfer (which had always applied in the south of the county).

Yorkshire and the Humber

Bradford closed its middle schools between 1998 and 2002, having been the home of the first purpose-built middle school in the country.^[24] Kirklees local authority closed three middle schools in 2012.^[30] North Yorkshire's two middle schools (at Ingleton and Settle) closed in 2012.^[31] Leeds and Wakefield previously operated on the three-tier system before reverting during the 1990s.

Notes

1. Castle Donington & Shepshed schools are proposed to become secondary schools from 2017.
2. Oadby schools are proposed to become 11-16 secondary schools from 2016.
3. Wigston Academy will become 11-16 secondary in 2016.
4. Gosforth Junior High is federated with Gosforth High School
5. Middle schools in the Alnwick partnership are due to close in 2017."Northumberland County Council: Cabinet minutes" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
6. James Calvert Spence College (South Avenue), the current middle school and James Calvert Spence College (Acklington Road), the current High School are proposing a full merger to form a new 9 to 18 school from May 2016."Consultation on 9-to-18 school". Northumberland Gazettel. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
7. Due to close in 2016
8. Part of the Bury St Edmunds All-Through Trust

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External links

• National Middle Schools Forum
• UK Middle Schools
• List of schools in the UK