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Secondary · NE22 · Northumberland

Bedlington Academy

Palace Road, Bedlington, NE22 7DS

NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance93.2%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.26
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils638

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Inadequate (21 Jan 2015).

  1. Previous gradedInadequate

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NE22. Where we have them, council (Northumberland) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
638
Free school meals
22.9%
6.5% below district average (29.4%)

Also: Northumberland 23.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
16.2%
3.1% below district average (19.3%)

Also: Northumberland 16.4% · England 16.5%

EAL
1.3%
2.4% below district average (3.7%)
Attendance
93.2%
2.1% below district average (95.3%)

Also: Northumberland 91.8% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
16.6%
Progress 8
-0.26 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
47.4
Grade 5+ English & maths
44%
Grade 4+ English & maths
74.5%
Entered for EBacc
39.7%
EBacc average point score
4.16

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NE22 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.8%
  • 2021/2291.1%
  • 2022/2391.5%
  • 2023/2491.7%
  • 2024/2592.5%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
850
Pupils on roll
638

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Northumberland page.

SEN support

SEN %
16.2%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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