Bedlington Academy is a secondary school located in Bedlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 22/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Palace Road, Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Website: www.bedlingtonacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01670822625
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanna Lamb
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144977

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 850
Number of Pupils: 763
Number of Boys: 407
Number of Girls: 356

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.42 Confidence interval -0.67 to -0.17
Of the 102 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 101 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:24%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.31
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedlington Station Primary School
School Road , NE22 7JQ 		3out of 4 511 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stead Lane Primary School
Stead Lane , The Oval NE22 5JS 		3out of 4 949 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Horton Grange Primary School
Cowpen Road , NE24 4RE 		3out of 4 1,460 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
Gordon Terrace , NE22 5DE 		3out of 4 2,021 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Morpeth Road Academy
Bates Avenue , NE24 5TQ 		3out of 4 2,323 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedlington Academy
Palace Road , NE22 7DS 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive , NE24 4JP 		2out of 4 2,064 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Ridge Terrace , NE22 6ED 		2out of 4 2,936 yd Academy converter No 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 1,492 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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