Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Gateshead
Unique reference
137942
Address
Birtley Lane, Birtley, DH3 2LP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1353 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
7.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.1%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.4%
Other White 2.8%
Other 2.7%
Mixed 2.3%
African 2.3%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 5%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 49%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.3
Local authority average 47.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.8
Local authority average 4.2
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award20
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award20
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE17
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE22
BiologyGCSE32
Business Studies:SingleGCSE87
ChemistryGCSE32
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE34
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
238
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
215
2nd preference
96
3rd preference
78
From another Local Authority
111
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
200
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
52
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 classes21.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
234
117
117
Year 8
234
116
118
Year 9
222
116
106
Year 10
247
117
130
Year 11
247
113
134
Year 12
71
37
34
Year 13
97
43
54
Year 14
1
0
1
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
82.8%
86.5%
Further education
38.0%
39.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
41.0%
42.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
4.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
7.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
57.9%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
19.0%
19.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
17.0%
17.4%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
0.8%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
7.0%
1.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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