Bede Academy is a all-through school located in Blyth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sixth Avenue, Blyth

School Information

Address: Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY
Website: www.bedeacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01670545111
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Bethan Harding Mr Andrew Thelwell
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135619

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1780
Number of Pupils: 1886
Number of Boys: 957
Number of Girls: 929

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.1
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.6 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to -0.01
Of the 167 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 163 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:61%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.95
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newsham Primary School
Warwick Street , NE24 4NX 		3out of 4 752 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Claremont Terrace , NE24 2LE 		- not rated 772 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Croftway Academy
William Street , NE24 2HP 		1out of 4 905 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Malvin's Close Academy
Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way , NE24 5BL 		2out of 4 1,151 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
New Delaval Primary School
Delaval Gardens , New Delaval NE24 4DA 		3out of 4 1,363 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive , NE24 4JP 		2out of 4 1,983 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bede Academy
Sixth Avenue , NE24 2SY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dales School
Cowpen Road , NE24 4RE 		4out of 4 2,410 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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