74%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
44%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
40%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
587.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
828
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Bedlington Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Northumberland
Part ofNORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
74%
+6pp
75%60%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
44%
-1pp
49%37%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
Attainment 8
47.4
+2.2
47.944.240.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.4
EBacc entry
40%
+11pp
40%22%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
EBacc APS
587.0
+95.3
587.0462.1337.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 587.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
35.4
-1.4
37.334.832.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.4
A-level value added
-0.09
+0.1
+0.4+0.1-0.2
'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
24%
+0pp
29%18%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-C+C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
828
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Palace Road, Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Local authority
Northumberland
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 44% | 47.4 | Not applicable | 40% | 587.0 | 40% | 828 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 45% | 45.2 | -0.26 | 29% | 491.6 | 29% | 809 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 49% | 45.3 | -0.22 | 37% | 540.5 | 38% | 810 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 49% | 47.9 | -0.11 | 7% | 531.0 | 17% | 796 |
| 2018/19 | 46% | 24% | 40.6 | -0.42 | 5% | 337.3 | 9% | 686 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | B- | -0.09 | 24% | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 36.8 | B- | -0.22 | 23% | 29 |
| 2022/23 | 32.3 | C+ | — | 7% | 38 |
| 2021/22 | 37.3 | B- | — | 27% | 30 |
| 2018/19 | 32.8 | C+ | +0.38 | 29% | 21 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 828 | 16.3 | 16% | 1% | 32% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 809 | 17.7 | 15% | 1% | 28% | 8% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 810 | 16.1 | 14% | 1% | 30% | 9% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 796 | 17.0 | 15% | 1% | 33% | 9% | 29% |
| 2020/21 | 763 | 19.2 | 15% | 1% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 686 | 16.6 | 14% | 1% | 45% | 7% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.