The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive, Blyth, NE24 4JP
766 pupils · 70% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 50.4%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 July 2021, published 30 September 2021. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 38.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 171 | 135 | 208 | 153 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 151 | 130 | 212 | 151 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 157 | 94 | 204 | 157 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 204 | 142 | 253 | 204 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 156 | 122 | 206 | 156 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 124 | 105 | 167 | 124 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 111 | 98 | 164 | 111 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 109 | 109 | 170 | 109 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bedlington Academy 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Seaton Valley High School 5.7 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School 5.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Cramlington Learning Village 5.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ashington Academy 6.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.