Bede Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Blyth, NE24 2SY
- Distance
- 1.8km away
The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive, Blyth, NE24 4JP
Local ranking14th of 27 secondary schools in Northumberland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 6 July 2021. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 126
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 772
- Boys
- 375 (49%)
- Girls
- 391 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (70% full)
- SEND
- 16.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.4%
- EAL
- 4.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 12.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 37.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,821/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.5%
- Black African: 3.1%
- White Other: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.5%
90.5%
White British
3.1%
Black African
1.1%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Chase Farm Drive
Blyth, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 140002
- UKPRN
- 10042701
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
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