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Ashington Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Green Lane, Ashington NE63 8DH · ashingtonacademy.co.uk · 01670 812166
On the mapSearch near NE63 8DH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Northumberland 44, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 964
- 77% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 204 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 203 | 204 | 1▲ | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 184 | 171 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 219 | 219 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 194 | 211 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 195 | 214 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.1, and 49.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Northumberland it was 44, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.28 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122355)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.1 | −4.4 |
| Further education | 58.1 | +15.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 | −4.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −4.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 students | B- (35.7) | Average +0.01 | |
| 34 students | B- (35.7) | Average +0.01 | |
| 11 students | Dist- (32.5) | Average -0.33 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 42 | B- (38) | +0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | C (30.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 36 | B (40.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | C (30.2) | -0.22 |
| 2017/18 | 52 | C- (25.3) | -0.14 |
| 2016/17 | 69 | D+ (23.2) | -0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 76 | C- (25.9) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 60.9 | −6.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 17.4 | +6.6 |
| Employment | 15.2 | +4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
Ashington Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122355), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122355)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 133
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on 28 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (10%) with SEND