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Bede Academy

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Northumberland · Blyth · NE24 2SY www.bedeacademy.org.uk

Pupils
2,012
cap. 1,780
Ages
3 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
69%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
58%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
874.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,012
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
69%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
58%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
874.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,012
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen

Overview of Bede Academy · All-through · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
-12pp
82%76%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
14%
-2pp
22%18%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
69%
-3pp
72%65%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
48%
-4pp
52%44%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
Attainment 8
48.9
+2.2
48.945.141.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.9
EBacc entry
58%
+3pp
61%50%38%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
EBacc APS
874.0
-26.7
900.7780.1659.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 874.0
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
31.0
+1.9
34.030.927.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31.0
A-level value added
-0.43
-0.1
0.0-0.2-0.4
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.4
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
5%
-10pp
15%10%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 5%
Average A-level grade
C
0
C+CC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
2,012
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY
Local authority
Northumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%14%91%52%72%16%88%45%81%82%109.0108.0107.015%2,012
2023/2481%16%89%43%91%20%89%36%93%91%108.0107.0108.013%2,003
2022/2379%22%90%47%82%28%91%39%91%82%108.0108.0107.0+2.30+1.70+2.3012%1,987
2018/1974%16%86%33%90%29%84%34%91%84%106.0106.0107.0+0.80+1.80+1.1010%1,802
2017/1882%17%90%38%90%29%91%34%92%93%108.0106.0108.0+1.90+1.20+1.2010%1,763
2016/1770%17%79%31%87%42%81%30%88%79%106.0106.0106.0+0.70+2.90+0.608%1,780

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2569%48%48.9Not applicable58%874.058%2,012
2023/2472%52%46.7-0.1055%900.756%2,003
2022/2358%39%41.3-0.3538%680.838%1,987
2021/2267%42%45.8-0.1639%761.639%1,942
2018/1965%36%45.4-0.2061%659.461%1,802
2017/1868%48%50.9+0.0367%779.067%1,763
2016/1767%36%44.6-0.2356%56%1,780

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2531.0C-0.435%108
2023/2429.1C-0.3315%101
2022/2327.9C-5%104
2021/2234.0C+15%105
2018/1929.6C-0.018%71
2017/1830.0C-0.159%79
2016/1730.0C-0.1316%88

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252,01218.715%4%24%6%14%
2023/242,00317.413%3%22%7%15%
2022/231,98718.812%3%23%6%17%
2021/221,94218.712%2%23%7%19%
2020/211,88617.812%2%18%
2018/191,80218.310%1%20%4%8%
2017/181,76317.410%1%20%4%8%
2016/171,78016.78%1%19%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.