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Bedlington Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Palace Road, Bedlington NE22 7DS · bedlingtonacademy.co.uk · 01670 822625

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.4
average Attainment 8 score. Northumberland 44, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
822
97% of 850 places
Local authority
Northumberland
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
33.1%
First language not English
1.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
North East Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 158 families put the school first and 158 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 178 (Places 165)178September 2023: 199 (Places 164)199September 2024: 186 (Places 166)186September 2025: 166 (Places 162)166September 2026: 158 (Places 158)158Places 158
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026158158199%
September 2025Sept 20251621661▲97%
September 2024Sept 20241661861.1▲89%
September 2023Sept 20231641991.2▲82%
September 2022Sept 20221651781.1▲92%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.4, and 44% 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- (35.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 36.7 (England 46.3)36.72018/19: 40.6 (England 46.7)40.62021/22: 47.9 (England 48.8)47.92022/23: 45.3 (England 46.3)45.32023/24: 45.2 (England 45.9)45.22024/25: 47.4 (England 46.0)47.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.446.0
●44.0%45.4%
▲74.5%64.8%
●39.7%40.5%
●4.164.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122360)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form25.8−1.6
Further education46.1−3.5
Apprenticeship12.5+2.1
Employment3.9+1.7
Not in a lasting destination7.8+0.4
Activity not captured3.9+0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.5 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 29.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 33.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.8 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 37.3 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 32.3 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.8 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 35.4 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
28 studentsB- (35.4)Average -0.09
28 studentsB- (35.4)Average -0.09
12 studentsDist+ (41)Average +0.43
23.5%AAB or better
87%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2424B- (36.8)-0.22
2022/2327C+ (32.3)—
2021/2229B- (37.3)—
2018/1916C+ (32.8)+0.38
2017/1824C+ (33.5)+0.14
2016/1745C (29.6)+0.09
2015/1668C- (27.5)+0.12

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University60.7−11.7
Apprenticeship7.1+3.7
Employment25+7.8
Not in a lasting destination7.1+0.2

Ofsted

Bedlington Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
13 Sept 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2015

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122360), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2015Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122360)

  • Mar 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122360)

What parents said

71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
71%
Replies
80
10% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼69% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼61% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼62% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼57% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲76% agreeEngland 67%

based on 25 parents (31%) with SEND

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