Hexham Middle School

04/09/2026

Macmillan Coffee Morning

To support the annual Macmillan Coffee Morning, there'll be a cake sale on Friday 18th September.

If you are able to send in any baked or bought treats to sell, we would really appreciate it. Any cakes can be brought to school on the morning of Friday 18th September and dropped off in our main lobby area.
Cakes will be available to purchase at morning break:
Front yard for KS2
Games yard for KS3
Any baked goods should include an allergen note. A reminder that HMS is a nut-free school.
Donations of vegan and gluten free products would be appreciated too.

Pupils will need some cash if they would like to buy a treat! Thank you so much for your support.

03/09/2026

Rowing fundraiser at Tyne Green this Saturday!

9:30am -12:30pm

01/09/2026

Welcome Back!

We are all looking forward to welcoming pupils to school tomorrow to start the new school year. We hope you have enjoyed the summer break.

For our new Year 5 pupils and those joining other year groups, we know this is a huge step for them all and we'll all be here to welcome them and help them settle in tomorrow. We can't wait to see them again!

• School re-opens for all pupils on Wednesday 2nd September, 8.40am
• Please check your inbox for the 'Welcome Letter' sent over the summer, which contains lots of useful information
• You can find our updated 'School Information Guide' on our website
• On Wednesday, pupils will spend time with their new form teacher to help them settle back into the school routine
• Year 5 - all day with form teachers - no need for PE kit on the first day of term
• Years 6, 7 and 8 - timetable will start from period 3 - please check timetables for PE information

If you have any questions, please get in touch with the school.

Thank you for your support.

01/09/2026

Vacancy - Catering Assistant

For more details and to apply please select the link below.

Closing date: 9:00am, Mon 7th Sep, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

17/07/2026

HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE!

As the term comes to an end, it just leaves me to send a HUGE heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you. The HMS Community is a special place and it's been another fantastic year at our school.

To our fantastic pupils - thank you for your positive engagement, your approach to learning, your smiles and laughter and for being amazing! You make HMS a great place to be - all of the staff continue to be very proud of you! Special good luck to our Year 8 pupils in your next chapter - we wish you all the success in the future!

To our amazing staff team - thank you so much for all you do! The staff on Team HMS are a joy - they work with such drive, positivity and dedication and always strive to go above and beyond to provide our pupils with the very best experience in school.

To you - the HMS community - thank you for your endless support of everything we do. You get involved with all aspects of school life and we are very grateful for all you do. It's been another great year for our HMS PTFA who have yet again given countless hours of their own time and energy to raise funds for school and to provide wonderful opportunities for enrichment.

What a team! Have a great summer holiday and we'll see you back for the new school year on Wednesday 2nd September.

17/07/2026

Goodbye to Mr Freeman-Myers

Today we say goodbye and good luck to Mr Freeman-Myers who will be moving onto an exciting new role in September.

For eleven years, Mr Freeman-Myers has worked tirelessly to provide the very best school experience for our pupils. He has led countless trips, exciting projects, enrichment opportunities, special workshops, guest speaker sessions, careers guidance, extra-curricular clubs and much much more. All of these opportunities make HMS the special and vibrant place it is and we thank Mr Freeman-Myers for always believing in our pupils and always striving to make sure that school is an exciting place to be for them.

There is no doubt that he has made such a huge impact on our school and on so many pupils over the years by going the extra mile and we are all very grateful for his hard work and dedication. We'll be very sad to see him go but we wish him every success in his next role. Thank you for everything, Mr Freeman-Myers!

17/07/2026

Year 8 Leavers' Assembly

It was a joy to celebrate our amazing Year 8 pupils this morning for their final assembly at HMS. As well as our usual subject awards, Miss Lamont presented our special 'most likely to be...' awards and took the pupils down memory lane with photographs from their time in middle school - what an adventure they have had!

Congratulations to all of the award winners today! What an absolutely fantastic year group they have been - we couldn't be prouder of them and we can't wait to see them shining at high school! Good luck, everyone - thank you for being legends!

17/07/2026

Jean Barnett Award

The Jean Barnett Award is presented to our outstanding sportsperson of the year.

This year's recipient has been a truly outstanding representative for HMS throughout his time at middle school. He has grown in confidence, his positive attitude shines through endlessly and his talent, skill and dedication are a joy to see. Rory has represented HMS in so many sports and events including athletics, rugby, cricket, table tennis (the list is endless) and he has been an absolute star. Rory's attitude is always praised by staff in PE and staff from other schools - he is truly outstanding. He should be very proud of himself, and it was great to see his achievements being celebrated earlier today by Mr Cameron who recognised his humility as well as his unbelievable talent!

Well done, Rory - keep shining at QEHS - we can't wait to hear what you achieve next!

17/07/2026

Fortitude Award

Our 'Fortitude Award' is presented by our PE team to someone who has the strength of mind to overcome adversity with courage and resilience. This year's award was presented to Emily W who has always represented HMS with pride and has been a superb ambassador of our school. Since she joined Year 5, she has been a positive role model, represented school in multiple events and supported her peers brilliantly.

Emily - we are so proud of you, your spirit and your courage - you're a star! Good luck!

17/07/2026

Mr Holdsworth Music Achievement Award

To celebrate the phenomenal musical talents of our pupils and to recognise the superb musical legacy of Mr Holdsworth, we were delighted to introduce the 'Mr Holdsworth Musical Achievement Award' to our Year 8 Leavers' Assembly today.

Mr Holdsworth was a special guest to present the awards and took the time to celebrate the musical effort, commitment and achievements of our Year 8 pupils who have been a joy to see performing over the years.

Huge congratulations to Etta and Joseph who have shown so much commitment to their musical development over the years. Both of them have achieved so much and represented the school brilliantly at many performances and events. You are true musical ambassadors and we are so proud of you - keep shining!