Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 2LP

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1496

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 46.6
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 49.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 71.7%
Entering EBacc: 8.4%
EBacc APS: 3.7
Cohort Size: 237

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 90.0%
Not sustained: 86.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 2.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 93.0%
Higher education: 54.0%
Apprenticeships: 17.0%
Employment: 21.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.0

Avg Points/Entry

33.9

Best 3 A-Levels

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 14.9%
Applied General Avg Points: 27.9
16-18 Cohort: 172

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%

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 9.6%
Persistent Absence: 25.9%

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

2024-25

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

1914334026

afowler@lordlawson.academy

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Birtley Lane

Chester le Street, North East

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Administrative

URN: 137942
UKPRN: 10036297
Establishment No.: 4027
Trust: LORD LAWSON OF BEAMISH ACADEMY