Bede Academy

State-Funded School

bede-academy-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

Blyth and AshingtonConstituency

NE24 2SYPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bede Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–18, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 2,030 pupils. Bede Academy is part of Emmanuel Schools Foundation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.39

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

2,030

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 2,030
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Emmanuel Schools Foundation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
12 Jul 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.