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]

As of July 2011^[update], there are 215 middle schools remaining in England, operated by just 19 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. This list includes the new form of through school catering for students across wider ranges such as age 5 to 16. 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

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]

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Abbey Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	270	109654	[1]
Alban Church of England Academy	Great Barford	9–13	Secondary	450	109697	[2]
Beauchamp Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	550	109692	[3]
Daubeney Middle School	Kempston	9–13	Secondary	480	109679	[4]
Goldington Academy	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	680	109642	[5]
Harrold Priory Middle School	Harrold	9–13	Secondary	440	109649	[6]
Harrowden Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	450	109693	[7]
Lincroft Middle School	Oakley	9–13	Secondary	750	109708	[8]
Margaret Beaufort Middle School	Riseley	9–13	Secondary	380	109657	[9]
Marston Vale Middle School	Stewartby	9–13	Secondary	500	109653
Newnham Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	580	109661	[10]
Robert Bruce Middle School	Kempston	9–13	Secondary	620	109660	[11]
St Gregory's RC Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	430	109696	[12]
Westfield Middle School	Bedford	9–13	Secondary	320	109666	[13]

Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire has only one middle school, which feeds into the Bedfordshire three-tier system.^[17]

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Gamlingay Village College	Gamlingay	9–13	Secondary	200	110894	[14]

Central Bedfordshire

Schools in the unitary authority, operated by Bedfordshire County Council until April 2009.

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Alameda Middle School	Ampthill	9–13	Secondary	510	109680	[15]
Arnold Middle School	Barton-le-Clay	9–13	Secondary	550	109656	[16]
Ashton (VA) Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	610	109714	[17]
Brewers Hill Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	250	109659	[18]
Brooklands Middle School	Leighton Buzzard	9–13	Secondary	220	109655	[19]
Burgoyne Middle School	Potton	9–13	Secondary	290	109676	[20]
Caddington Village School	Caddington	3–13	Primary	400	109664	[21]
Edward Peake Middle School	Biggleswade	9–13	Secondary	400	109694	[22]
Etonbury Middle School	Stotfold	9–13	Secondary	470	109644	[23]
Fulbrook Middle School	Woburn Sands	9–13	Secondary	350	109658	[24]
Gilbert Inglefield Middle School	Leighton Buzzard	9–13	Secondary	530	109667	[25]
Henlow Middle School	Henlow	9–13	Secondary	560	109695	[26]
Holmemead Middle School	Biggleswade	9–13	Secondary	510	109646	[27]
Holywell Middle School	Cranfield	9–13	Secondary	550	109712	[28]
Kings Houghton Middle School	Houghton Regis	9–13	Secondary	450	109675	[29]
Leighton Middle School	Leighton Buzzard	9–13	Secondary	450	109689	[30]
Linslade Middle School	Linslade	9–13	Secondary	590	109668	[31]
Mill Vale Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	500	109663	[32]
Parkfields Middle School	Toddington	9–13	Secondary	480	109662	[33]
Priory Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	490	109647	[34]
Robert Bloomfield Middle School	Shefford	9–13	Secondary	800	109652	[35]
Sandye Place Academy	Sandy	9–13	Secondary	430	109651	[36]
Streetfield Middle School	Dunstable	9–13	Secondary	460	109677	[37]
Woodland Middle School Academy	Flitwick	9–13	Secondary	670	109687	[38]

Dorset

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Allenbourn Middle School	Wimborne Minster	9–13	Secondary	600	113859	[39]
Bovington Middle School[fn 1]	Bovington	9–13	Secondary	290	113857	[40]
Cranborne Middle School	Cranborne	9–13	Secondary	410	113853	[41]
Dorchester Middle School	Dorchester	9–13	Secondary	620	113860	[42]
Emmanuel CofE Middle School	Verwood	9–13	Secondary	480	113894	[43]
Ferndown Middle School	Ferndown	9–13	Secondary	630	113878	[44]
Lockyer's Middle School	Corfe Mullen	9–13	Secondary	450	113862	[45]
St Mary's CofE Middle School	Puddletown	9–13	Secondary	480	113897	[46]
St Michael's Church of England Middle School	Colehill	9–13	Secondary	570	113891	[47]
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School	Dorchester	9–13	Secondary	620	113892	[48]
Sandford CofE Middle School[fn 1]	Sandford	9–13	Secondary	340	113886	[49]
Swanage Middle School[fn 1]	Swanage	9–13	Secondary	390	113858	[50]
Wareham Middle School[fn 1]	Wareham	9–13	Secondary	350	113856	[51]
West Moors Middle School	West Moors	9–13	Secondary	290	113861	[52]

Hertfordshire

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Bridgewater Middle School	Berkhamsted	9–13	Secondary	370	117541	[53]
Edwinstree CofE Middle School	Buntingford	9–13	Secondary	450	117554	[54]
Ralph Sadleir Middle School	Puckeridge	9–13	Secondary	330	117543	[55]
Roysia Middle School	Royston	9–13	Secondary	200	117545	[56]
The Greneway School	Royston	9–13	Secondary	440	117542	[57]
The Thomas Coram Middle School	Berkhamsted	9–13	Secondary	380	117559	[58]

Kirklees

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Birkenshaw Middle School[fn 2]	Birkenshaw	9–13	Secondary	360	107768	[59]
Gomersal Middle School[fn 1]	Gomersal	9–13	Secondary	300	107781	[60]
Kirkburton Middle School	Kirkburton	10–13	Secondary	500	107773	[61]
Scissett Middle School	Scissett	10–13	Secondary	580	107765	[62]
West End Middle School[fn 1]	Cleckheaton	9–13	Secondary	430	107762	[63]
Whitechapel Middle School[fn 1]	Cleckheaton	9–13	Secondary	360	107772	[64]

Leicestershire

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Abington High School	Wigston	10–14	Secondary	700	120311	[65]
Bushloe High School	Wigston Magna	10–14	Secondary	760	120309	[66]
Castle Donington Community College	Castle Donington	10–14	Secondary	450	120254	[67]
Gartree High School	Oadby	10–14	Secondary	770	120262	[68]
Manor High School	Oadby	10–14	Secondary	900	120263	[69]
Shepshed High School	Shepshed	10–14	Secondary	520	120257	[70]
South Charnwood High School	Markfield	10–14	Secondary	660	120247	[71]
South Wigston High School	South Wigston	10–14	Secondary	820	120310	[72]

Newcastle upon Tyne

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Gosforth Central Middle School	Gosforth	9–13	Secondary	500	108519	[73]
Gosforth East Middle School	Gosforth	9–13	Secondary	470	108521	[74]
Gosforth Junior High Academy[fn 3]	Gosforth	9–13	Secondary	370	108520	[75]

North Tyneside

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Marden Bridge Middle School	Whitley Bay	9–13	Secondary	490	108635	[76]
Monkseaton Middle School	Monkseaton	9–13	Secondary	370	108637	[77]
Valley Gardens Middle School	Monkseaton	9–13	Secondary	740	108636	[78]
Wellfield Middle School	South Wellfield	9–13	Secondary	330	108649	[79]

North Yorkshire

The two middle schools in North Yorkshire are due to close on 31st August 2012 as part of a reorganisation in North Craven.^[18]

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Ingleton Middle School	Ingleton	10–13	Secondary	150	121686	[80]
Settle Middle School	Giggleswick	10–13	Secondary	260	121698	[81]

Northamptonshire

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Caroline Chisholm School	Northampton	4–18	Secondary	1250	134177	[82]
Oundle and Kings Cliffe Middle School	Oundle & Kings Cliffe	9–13	Secondary	670	122089	[83]
The King John School	Thrapston	9–13	Secondary	460	122116	[84]

Northumberland

Northumberland County Council began a process of closing middle schools across the authority in stages. This has more recently put on hold subject to further funding, consultation and review.^[19]

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Allendale Middle School	Allendale	9–13	Secondary	210	122317	[85]
Bedlingtonshire Junior High School	Bedlington	9–13	Secondary	110	122325	[86]
Bellingham Middle School	Bellingham	9–13	Secondary	130	122350	[87]
Berwick Middle School	Berwick-upon-Tweed	9–13	Secondary	380	122354	[88]
Bothal Middle School	Ashington	9–13	Secondary	550	122323	[89]
Chantry Middle School	Morpeth	9–13	Secondary	520	122314	[90]
Corbridge Middle School	Corbridge	9–13	Secondary	330	122326	[91]
Dr Thomlinson CE Middle School	Rothbury	9–13	Secondary	210	122371	[92]
Dukes Middle School	Alnwick	9–13	Secondary	200	122353	[93]
Glendale Middle School	Wooler	9–13	Secondary	170	122352	[94]
Guide Post Middle School	Guide Post	9–13	Secondary	350	122324	[95]
Haltwhistle Community Campus	Haltwhistle	9–13	Secondary	250	122327	[96]
Hexham Middle School	Hexham	9–13	Secondary	470	122364	[97]
Highfield Middle School	Prudhoe	9–13	Secondary	430	122340	[98]
Hirst Park Middle School	Ashington	9–13	Secondary	480	122345	[99]
James Calvert Spence College	Amble	9–13	Secondary	290	122349	[100]
Lindisfarne Middle School	Alnwick	9–13	Secondary	470	122347	[101]
Meadowdale Middle School	Bedlington	9–13	Secondary	500	122338
Newminster Middle School	Morpeth	9–13	Secondary	530	122346	[102]
Ovingham Middle School	Ovingham	9–13	Secondary	360	122341	[103]
Ponteland Middle School	Ponteland	9–13	Secondary	600	122329	[104]
Richard Coates CE Middle School	Ponteland	9–13	Secondary	470	122370	[105]
St Benedict's RC Middle School	Ashington	9–13	Secondary	230	122366	[106]
St Joseph's RC Middle School	Hexham	9–13	Secondary	340	122369	[107]
St Mary's CE Middle School	Belford	9–13	Secondary	90	131222	[108]
St Paul's RC Middle School	Alnwick	9–13	Secondary	110	122372
St Peter's RC Middle School	Cramlington	9–13	Secondary	130	122368	[109]
Seahouses Middle School	Seahouses	9–13	Secondary	130	122315	[110]
Seaton Sluice Middle School	Seaton Sluice	9–13	Secondary	300	122334	[111]
Tweedmouth Middle School	Tweedmouth	9–13	Secondary	330	122348	[112]
Whytrig Middle School	Seaton Delaval	9–13	Secondary	250	122335	[113]

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire has just one middle school, deemed secondary, operating as an all age 3–18 school.

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Serlby Park School	Bircotes	3–18	Secondary	1030	122869	[114]

Poole

Poole Borough Council intends to close all of its middle-deemed-primary schools in August 2013.^[20]

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Baden-Powell & St Peter's CE Middle School	Parkstone	8–12	Primary	620	113792	[115]
Branksome Heath Middle School	Branksome	8–12	Primary	510	113703	[116]
Broadstone Middle School	Broadstone	9–13	Secondary	650	113877	[117]
Canford Heath Middle School	Canford Heath	8–12	Primary	480	113701	[118]
Hamworthy Middle School	Hamworthy	8–12	Primary	330	113704	[119]
Haymoor Middle School	Canford Heath	8–12	Primary	360	113744	[120]
Hillbourne School	Waterloo	4–12	Primary	380	134892	[121]
Longfleet CE Combined School	Longfleet	4–12	Primary	480	113782	[122]
Manorside Combined School	Parkstone	4–12	Primary	270	134709	[123]
Oakdale South Road Middle School	Oakdale	8–12	Primary	560	131691	[124]
St Aldhelm's CE Combined School	Branksome	4–12	Primary	460	113830	[125]
St Joseph's RC Combined School	Parkstone	4–12	Primary	350	113831
St Mary's RC Combined School	Poole	4–12	Primary	490	113832	[126]
Talbot Combined School	Wallisdown	4–12	Primary	470	113700	[127]
Turlin Moor Community School	Hamworthy	4–12	Primary	300	135340

Sheffield

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Hinde House School	Sheffield	3–16	Secondary	1220	107126	[128]

Somerset

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Danesfield CofE Middle School	Williton	9–13	Secondary	420	123895	[129]
Dulverton Middle & Community School	Dulverton	9–13	Secondary	150	123871	[130]
Fairlands Middle School	Cheddar	9–13	Secondary	510	123888	[131]
Hugh Sexey CofE Middle School	Blackford	9–13	Secondary	680	123897	[132]
Maiden Beech Middle School	Crewkerne	9–13	Secondary	450	123874	[133]
Minehead Middle School	Minehead	9–13	Secondary	590	123876	[134]
Oakfield School	Frome	9–13	Secondary	680	123866	[135]
Selwood Anglican/Methodist Middle School	Frome	9–13	Secondary	670	123894	[136]
Swanmead Community School	Ilminster	9–13	Secondary	290	123875	[137]

Staffordshire

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Bilbrook CofE Middle School	Codsall	9–13	Secondary	200	124453	[138]
Brewood CE Middle School	Brewood	9–13	Secondary	430	124452	[139]
Christ Church CE Middle School	Stone	9–13	Secondary	420	124457	[140]
Churnet View Middle School	Leek	9–13	Secondary	480	124436	[141]
Codsall Middle School	Codsall	9–13	Secondary	460	124424	[142]
James Bateman Junior High School	Biddulph	9–13	Secondary	400	124428	[143]
Oldfields Hall Middle School	Uttoxeter	9–13	Secondary	510	124429	[144]
Penkridge Middle School	Penkridge	9–13	Secondary	430	124423	[145]
Perton Middle School	Perton	9–13	Secondary	370	124437	[146]
Ryecroft CE Middle School	Rocester	9–13	Secondary	250	124450	[147]
St Edwards CofE(VA) Junior High School	Leek	9–13	Secondary	750	124458	[148]
Walton Priory Middle School	Stone	9–13	Secondary	520	124426	[149]
Windsor Park CE Middle School	Uttoxeter	9–13	Secondary	500	124451	[150]
Woodhouse Middle School	Biddulph	9–13	Secondary	417	124432	[151]

Suffolk

Suffolk County Council intended to close all middle schools in its authority by 2013, but this is now unlikely to happen before 2017.^[21]

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
All Saints CE Middle School	Sudbury	9–13	Secondary	240	124857	[152]
Bacton Community Middle School	Bacton	9–13	Secondary	440	124816	[153]
Beccles Middle School	Beccles	9–13	Secondary	400	124822	[154]
Beyton Middle School	Beyton	9–13	Secondary	700	124790	[155]
Blackbourne CE Middle School	Stanton	9–13	Secondary	400	124859	[156]
Breckland Middle School	Brandon	9–13	Secondary	330	124793	[157]
Bungay Middle School	Bungay	9–13	Secondary	370	124833	[158]
College Heath Middle School	Mildenhall	9–13	Secondary	340	124850	[159]
Combs Middle School	Stowmarket	9–13	Secondary	440	124820	[160]
Great Cornard Middle School	Great Cornard	9–13	Secondary	460	124805	[161]
Halesworth Middle School	Halesworth	9–13	Secondary	520	124834	[162]
Hardwick Middle School	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	390	124839	[163]
Horringer Court Middle School	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	380	124806	[164]
Howard Middle School	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	310	124801	[165]
Ixworth Middle School	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	410	124794	[166]
Leiston Middle School	Leiston	9–13	Secondary	370	124838	[167]
Needham Market Middle School	Needham Market	9–13	Secondary	290	124832	[168]
Riverside Middle School	Mildenhall	9–13	Secondary	440	124789	[169]
St. Felix CEVC Middle School	Newmarket	9–13	Secondary	370	124858	[170]
St James CE Middle School	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	480	124862	[171]
St. Louis Catholic Middle School	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	600	124863	[172]
Saxmundham Middle School	Saxmundham	9–13	Secondary	310	124824	[173]
Scaltback Middle School	Newmarket	9–13	Secondary	340	124803	[174]
Stoke-by-Nayland Middle School	Stoke-by-Nayland	9–13	Secondary	420	124792	[175]
Stowmarket Middle School	Stowmarket	9–13	Secondary	530	124821	[176]
Uplands Community Middle School	Sudbury	9–13	Secondary	560	124798
Westley Middle School	Bury St Edmunds	9–13	Secondary	460	124807	[177]
Worlingham Middle School	Worlingham	9–13	Secondary	380	124825	[178]

West Sussex

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Broadwater CE First & Middle School	Worthing	4–12	Primary	500	126033	[179]
Chesswood Middle School	Worthing	8–12	Primary	480	125961	[180]
Downsbrook Middle School	Worthing	8–12	Primary	460	125894	[181]
Durrington Middle School	Worthing	8–12	Primary	400	125952	[182]
Orchards Middle School	Worthing	8–12	Primary	590	125866	[183]
Rydon Community College	Thakeham	10–13	Secondary	420	126067	[184]
Thomas A Becket Middle School	Worthing	8–12	Primary	760	125955	[185]
Vale First & Middle School	Worthing	4–12	Primary	610	125865	[186]
West Park CE First & Middle School	Worthing	4–12	Primary	780	126016	[187]

Windsor and Maidenhead

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Dedworth Middle School	Windsor	9–13	Secondary	370	110072	[188]
St Edwards Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School	Windsor	9–13	Secondary	370	110086	[189]
St Peter's Middle School, Old Windsor	Old Windsor	9–13	Secondary	240	110085	[190]
Trevelyan Middle School	Windsor	9–13	Secondary	580	110075	[191]

Worcestershire

Name	Location	Age Range[16]	Deemed status[16]	Number on Roll[16]	URN	Website
Abbey Park Middle	Pershore	9–12	Primary	210	116774	[192]
Alvechurch Church of England Middle School	Alvechurch	9–13	Secondary	360	116983	[193]
Aston Fields Middle School	Bromsgrove	9–13	Secondary	590	116957	[194]
Birchensale Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	350	116967	[195]
Blackminster Middle	South Littleton	10–13	Secondary	330	116960	[196]
Bredon Hill Middle School	Ashton under Hill	10–13	Secondary	450	116956	[197]
Catshill Middle School	Catshill	9–13	Secondary	370	116958	[198]
Church Hill Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	280	116974	[199]
Ipsley CE Middle	Winyates	9–13	Secondary	600	132822	[200]
Parkside Middle	Bromsgrove	9–13	Secondary	430	116959	[201]
Ridgeway Middle School	Astwood Bank	9–13	Secondary	460	116971	[202]
St Barnabas CE First & Middle	Drakes Broughton	4–12	Primary	360	116862	[203]
St Bede's RC Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	650	116998	[204]
St Egwin's Middle	Evesham	10–13	Secondary	340	116984	[205]
St John's CE Middle	Bromsgrove	9–13	Secondary	580	117001	[206]
St Nicholas' CE Middle	Pinvin	9–12	Primary	310	116861	[207]
Simon de Montfort Middle	Evesham	10–13	Secondary	490	116961	[208]
Walkwood CE Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	720	116987	[209]
Westacre Middle	Droitwich Spa	9–12	Primary	360	116778	[210]
Witton Middle	Droitwich Spa	9–12	Primary	540	116779	[211]
Woodfield Middle	Redditch	9–13	Secondary	590	132818	[212]

Authorities where middle schools have been discontinued

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. [213]

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.^[22]

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.^[23]

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.^[24]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Proposed to close in August 2012
2. ^ Proposed to close in August 2013
3. ^ Gosforth Junior High is federated with Gosforth High School

References

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External links

• National Middle Schools Forum
• UK Middle Schools