The Blyth Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

Blyth and AshingtonConstituency

NE24 4JPPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Blyth Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 766 pupils. The Blyth Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 58.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.43

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

766

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 766
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 9 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Sept 2021	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
25 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.