Bede Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
May 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
135619
Address
Sixth Avenue, NE24 2SY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2003 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
3.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.8%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.4%
Mixed 2.6%
Other 1.5%
Other White 1.3%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAbove average1.7
MathsAbove average2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 79%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 22%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award36
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award17
Health StudiesTechnical Award38
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
BiologyGCSE32
ChemistryGCSE32
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE211
English LiteratureGCSE211
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bede Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
67
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
65
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
7
4
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
8
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
12
12
Reception, Full-time
91
38
53
Year 1
90
43
47
Year 2
84
38
46
Year 3
90
47
43
Year 4
91
45
46
Year 5
89
49
40
Year 6
90
50
40
Year 7
238
120
118
Year 8
230
120
110
Year 9
233
116
117
Year 10
212
97
115
Year 11
220
112
108
Year 12
109
64
45
Year 13
92
36
56
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
81.1%
85.6%
Further education
32.0%
34.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
46.0%
45.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
SP
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
6.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
5.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.4%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
68.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
33.0%
29.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.0%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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