Bede Academy

School overview

Bede Academy is an all-through school serving Blyth, Northumberland, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Christian religious character. It has 2,012 pupils aged 3 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bede Academy 'Good'. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 12.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 48.9, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Bede Academy ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 34% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 48% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.