Bedlington Academy, Bedlington

In 2026, pupils at Bedlington Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Northumberland and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Northumberland and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.26: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.9, against 50.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 158 families put Bedlington Academy as their first choice and 221 named it as one of their preferences, for 158 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bedlington Academy are The Blyth Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.7); St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); Bede Academy (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4); and NCEA Duke's Secondary School (2.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.3).

Bedlington Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Bedlington Academy is one of 15 schools run by North East Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 128 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 72% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 13% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 28 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 25% into work. 31% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 145 pupils (17.6%) received SEN support and 20 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Bedlington Railway Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clayton Arms (outside), 340 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 74 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Northumberland (44), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bedlington Academy issued 338 suspensions, 40.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 9 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bedlington Academy are Bedlington Station Primary School (0.3 miles), Stead Lane Primary School (0.5 miles), Horton Grange Primary School (0.8 miles) and Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.