The Blyth Academy is a secondary school located in Blyth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.1%, which is 5.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chase Farm Drive, Blyth, NE24 4JP
Website: tba.northerneducationtrust.org
Telephone: 01670798100
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Donna Park
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140002

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 766
Number of Boys: 395
Number of Girls: 371

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.58 Confidence interval -0.78 to -0.37
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 147 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:82%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horton Grange Primary School
Cowpen Road , NE24 4RE
3out of 4 604 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morpeth Road Academy
Bates Avenue , NE24 5TQ
3out of 4 1,429 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Delaval Primary School
Delaval Gardens , New Delaval NE24 4DA
3out of 4 1,633 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Malvin's Close Academy
Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way , NE24 5BL
2out of 4 1,653 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Newsham Primary School
Warwick Street , NE24 4NX
3out of 4 1,757 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 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bedlington Academy
Palace Road , NE22 7DS
1out of 4 2,064 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 1,983 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 4 590 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.