Bede Academy

Sixth Avenue, Blyth, NE24 2SY

Academy sponsor led for ages 3–18 in Blyth. Mixed intake, Christian.

Bede Academy is a large non-selective Christian all-through academy in Blyth, Northumberland, teaching ages 3 to 18, with nursery classes and a sixth form. Ofsted rated it Good in June 2024.

The academy describes itself as a welcoming and inclusive all-through school from Reception to Sixth Form, dedicated to serving its local community and shaped by a supportive Christian ethos.

Ages 3–18 · All-through

2,012 pupils · On roll

Academy sponsor led · Mixed

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Good

OfstedReport published Jun 2024

KS2 reading, writing and maths69%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 14% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 848.9

(pupils averaged about grade 4+, the old grade C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths47.7%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultC

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade C; 5.1% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

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