The Blyth Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blyth, NE24 4JP
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Bedlington Academy
Palace Road, Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Local ranking12th of 27 secondary schools in Northumberland
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
850
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 47.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.5% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 39.7% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.2 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 141
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 46.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 24.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
28
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 41.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 62
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 828
- Boys
- 430 (52%)
- Girls
- 398 (48%)
- Capacity
- 850 (97% full)
- SEND
- 16.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.9%
- EAL
- 1.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 14.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,400/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.3% 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
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 95.9%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
- White Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
- Asian Indian: 0.2%
95.9%
White British
0.7%
Asian Other
0.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Palace Road
Bedlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 144977
- UKPRN
- 10065109
- Establishment No.
- 4008
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
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