Bedlington Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedlington, NE22 7DS
- Distance
- 2.7km away
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Local ranking15th of 27 secondary schools in Northumberland
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1140
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.1% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 10.7% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.4 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 187
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 43.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 21.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
63
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 137
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1056
- Boys
- 488 (46%)
- Girls
- 568 (54%)
- Capacity
- 1140 (93% full)
- SEND
- 16.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.1%
- EAL
- 6.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 14.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,935/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 85.4%
- Asian Other: 2.3%
- Asian Indian: 2.1%
- Black African: 2.0%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Other: 1.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
85.4%
White British
2.3%
Asian Other
2.1%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Ridge Terrace
Bedlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 141814
- UKPRN
- 10048924
- Establishment No.
- 4632
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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