All-through
Bede Academy
Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 2030 of 1780 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- EMMANUEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 115.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 163.6
- Pupils per adult
- 12.2
- Pupils
- 1,997
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
June 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)June 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
48%
48.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 108 |
| Average reading score | 109 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 69% |
| Working at a higher standard | 14% |
| Attainment 8 | 48.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 |
| Entered the EBacc | 58% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% |
| A level average points per entry | 30.98 |
| A level students | 58 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 79% |
| 23/24 | 81% |
| 24/25 | 69% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42% |
| 22/23 | 39% |
| 23/24 | 52% |
| 24/25 | 48% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.0 |
| 22/23 | 27.9 |
| 23/24 | 29.1 |
| 24/25 | 31.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.16 |
| 22/23 | -0.35 |
| 23/24 | -0.10 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45.8 |
| 22/23 | 41.3 |
| 23/24 | 46.7 |
| 24/25 | 48.9 |
Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Northumberland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Shayne Elsworth
- Address
- Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY
- Telephone
- 01670545111