Ashington Academy is a secondary school located in Ashington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 29/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Green Lane, Ashington, NE63 8DH
Website: www.ashingtonacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01670812166
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Yvonne Weston
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144601

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1250
Number of Pupils: 970
Number of Boys: 507
Number of Girls: 463

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.41 to -0.01
Of the 155 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 152 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.94
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bothal Primary School
Wansbeck Road , NE63 8HZ 		3out of 4 651 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Central Primary School
Milburn Road , NE63 0AX 		2out of 4 961 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School
Norham Road , NE63 0LF 		- not rated 1,388 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ringway Primary School
Ringway , Guide Post NE62 5YP 		3out of 4 1,617 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stakeford Primary School
East Ford Road , Stakeford NE62 5TZ 		3out of 4 1,636 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashington Academy
Green Lane , NE63 8DH 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Academy Road , NE63 9FZ 		2out of 4 2,344 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gust Independent School
1 Haldane Street , NE63 8SF 		- not rated 800 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rosewood Independent School
Within YMCA Northumberland , North View NE63 9XQ 		- not rated 865 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School
8 Esther Court , Wansbeck Business Park NE63 8AP 		- not rated 972 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Cleaswell Hill School
School Avenue , Guide Post NE62 5DJ 		4out of 4 2,272 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
NCEA Castle School
Academy Road , NE63 9FZ 		- not rated 2,394 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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