Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Local ranking5th of 8 secondary schools in Gateshead
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1496
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 46.6 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.7% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 8.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 237
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 17.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
64
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 127
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1293
- Boys
- 641 (50%)
- Girls
- 652 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1496 (86% full)
- SEND
- 15.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 32.1%
- EAL
- 8.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 14.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 82.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,150/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 86.5%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Other: 2.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.6%
86.5%
White British
2.5%
White Other
2.5%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137942
- UKPRN
- 10036297
- Establishment No.
- 4027
- Trust
- LORD LAWSON OF BEAMISH ACADEMY