The Blyth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 8 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Unique reference
- 140002
- Address
- Chase Farm Drive, NE24 4JP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 772 (58% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 88%
African 3%
Unclassified 2.8%
Mixed 1.1%
Other White 1%
Other Asian 1%
Other 1%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.2
Local authority average 43.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.43
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 32 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 143 |
Admissions
The Blyth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 73 78 |
| Year 8 | 195 92 103 |
| Year 9 | 152 83 69 |
| Year 10 | 126 65 61 |
| Year 11 | 148 73 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 35.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 44.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 2.7% 3.0% |