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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good |
Inspection history
- 9 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 6 July 2021Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry208 applications · 171 places offered · 135 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.3
- 2025 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.4
- 2024 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.4
- 2023 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.4
- 2022 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.3
- 2021 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.4
- 2020 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.4
- 2019 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.3
- 2016 1.0; Northumberland median median 1.1
- This school
- Northumberland median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 171 | 208 | 1.2 | 135 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2025 | 151 | 212 | 1.4 | 130 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2024 | 157 | 204 | 1.3 | 94 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2023 | 204 | 253 | 1.2 | 142 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2022 | 156 | 206 | 1.3 | 122 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2021 | 124 | 167 | 1.4 | 105 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 111 | 164 | 1.5 | 98 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 109 | 170 | 1.6 | 109 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 126 | 40.7 | 44% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 145 | 49.2 | 59% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 170 | 41.0 | 50% | 64% | −0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 141 | 40.2 | 39% | 59% | −0.13 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Blyth AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.2applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · NorthumberlandGood20241.8applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · NorthumberlandGood20221.4applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.5applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good2023
- 5.7 km · Northumberland2026
- 5.7 km · NorthumberlandSome aspects not as strong202438.7Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · Northumberland20261.3applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · Northumberland20261.2applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140002 · 929/4002
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils · 766 on roll
- Free school meals
- 50.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2013
- Replaced
- Blyth Community College (URN 132189)
- Address
- Chase Farm Drive, Blyth, NE24 4JP
- Local authority
- Northumberland
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources