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Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street DH3 2LP · lordlawson.academy · 0191 433 4026
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Gateshead 47, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.63 mi
- 5.85 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gateshead Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,334
- 89% of 1,496 places
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.6%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.63 mi (5.85 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.85 mi (4.59 km). Source: Gateshead Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 260 families put the school first and 272 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 272 | 260 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 262 | 259 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 238 | 215 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 226 | 153 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 254 | 169 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.63 mi5.85 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.85 mi4.59 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 49.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gateshead it was 47, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.8 | −14.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 45.8 | +10.9 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +3.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 students | C+ (34) | Average -0.15 | |
| 64 students | C+ (34) | Average -0.14 | |
| 22 students | Merit+ (27.7) | Average +0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 93 | C+ (33) | -0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 76 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 71 | B- (36.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 101 | C (29.7) | -0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 96 | C- (28.1) | -0.40 |
| 2016/17 | 106 | C+ (32) | +0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 110 | C (31.1) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.4 | +18.2 |
| Further education | 2 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | −8.2 |
| Employment | 18.8 | −14.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.9 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +2.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy on 2 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Dec 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Positive
- 83%
- Replies
- 169
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on 35 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 47 parents (28%) with SEND