Bede Academy
Details
| Age Range | 3-18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy sponsor led |
| Religious Character | Christian |
| Local Authority | Northumberland |
| Address | Sixth Avenue, NE24 2SY |
| School Website | www.bedeacademy.org.uk |
| Telephone | 1670545111 |
| URN | 135619 |
School Census
| Total | 1987 |
| Girls/Boys | 995/992 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 50.1%/49.9% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 3.3% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 403 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 10.5% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 30/04/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 30/04/2024 | Good |
| 08/06/2017 | Good |
| 29/05/2012 | Good |
| Inspection Date | 30/04/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 08/06/2017 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 29/05/2012 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51.60% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 62.40% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 |
| Progress 8 | -0.1 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 49% |
| Entering EBacc | 38% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 |
| Progress 8 | -0.35 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 63% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 |
| Progress 8 | -0.16 |
Primary Results
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 81% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 16% |
| Reading | 108 |
| Maths | 107 |
| Reading Progress | - |
| Writing Progress | - |
| Maths Progress | - |
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 79 |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 22 |
| Reading | 108 |
| Maths | 108 |
| Reading Progress | 2.3 |
| Writing Progress | 1.7 |
| Maths Progress | 2.3 |
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 74% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 16% |
| Reading | 106 |
| Maths | 106 |
| Reading Progress | 0.8 |
| Writing Progress | 1.8 |
| Maths Progress | 1.1 |
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 82% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 17% |
| Reading | 108 |
| Maths | 106 |
| Reading Progress | 1.9 |
| Writing Progress | 1.2 |
| Maths Progress | 1.2 |
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 98 |
| As First Preference | 65 |
| As second preference | 22 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 67 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 65 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.08% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 130 |
| As First Preference | 97 |
| As second preference | 25 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.24% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 143 |
| As First Preference | 112 |
| As second preference | 19 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 117 |
| As First Preference | 83 |
| As second preference | 19 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 87 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 83 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 125 |
| As First Preference | 85 |
| As second preference | 29 |
| As third preference | 9 |
| Total Offers Made | 87 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 85 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.08% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 144 |
| As First Preference | 94 |
| As second preference | 40 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 87 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.07% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 153 |
| As First Preference | 96 |
| As second preference | 39 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.27% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 156 |
| As First Preference | 114 |
| As second preference | 27 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.34% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 168 |
| As First Preference | 121 |
| As second preference | 29 |
| As third preference | 18 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.15% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 161 |
| As First Preference | 100 |
| As second preference | 42 |
| As third preference | 19 |
| Total Offers Made | 89 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 87 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.20% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 151 |
| As First Preference | 108 |
| As second preference | 32 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 90 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.57% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 235 |
| As first preference | 191 |
| As second preference | 35 |
| As third preference | 9 |
| Total Offers Made | 122 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 122 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.48% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 260 |
| As first preference | 197 |
| As second preference | 52 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 134 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 133 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.23% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 226 |
| As first preference | 164 |
| As second preference | 51 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 134 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 133 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.18% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 210 |
| As first preference | 160 |
| As second preference | 39 |
| As third preference | 9 |
| Total Offers Made | 136 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 136 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.12% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 221 |
| As first preference | 150 |
| As second preference | 56 |
| As third preference | 13 |
| Total Offers Made | 134 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 134 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 185 |
| As first preference | 127 |
| As second preference | 53 |
| As third preference | 5 |
| Total Offers Made | 128 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 127 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 0.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 3 |
| As first preference | 1 |
| As second preference | 1 |
| As third preference | 1 |
| Total Offers Made | 0 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 0 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 0.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 1 |
| As first preference | 0 |
| As second preference | 0 |
| As third preference | 1 |
| Total Offers Made | 0 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 0 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 8% |
| not applicable | 53% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 23% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 15% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 18% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 23% |
| no | 77% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 21% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 19% |
| dont know | 6% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 28% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 11% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 75% |
| no | 25% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 57% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 47% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 18% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 12% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 17% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 22% |
| no | 78% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 11% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 25% |
| strongly disagree | 18% |
| dont know | 11% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 45% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 52% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 51% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 11% |
| don't know | 9% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 75% |
| no | 25% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 92.4% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 92.8% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 1.2% |
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