The Blyth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 7 2021 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
- Northumberland
- Unique reference
- 140002
- Address
- Chase Farm Drive, NE24 4JP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 830 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.6%
- Persistent absence
- 44.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 89%
Unclassified 3.1%
African 2.5%
Mixed 1.3%
Other White 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 3 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
| French | GCSE | 76 |
Admissions
The Blyth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 92
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 103 101 |
| Year 8 | 164 83 81 |
| Year 9 | 140 66 74 |
| Year 10 | 152 75 77 |
| Year 11 | 170 101 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 81.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 54.0% 34.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 45.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.4% 1.2% |