St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6ED
994 pupils · 87% of 1,140 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 17 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. 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 | 41.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.7% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 134 | 128 | 199 | 131 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 162 | 160 | 246 | 162 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 192 | 143 | 285 | 192 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 205 | 151 | 285 | 205 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 164 | 269 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 201 | 196 | 287 | 201 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 188 | 171 | 271 | 188 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 176 | 234 | 176 |
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 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Blyth Academy 3.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Ashington Academy 5.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School 6.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Cramlington Learning Village 6.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The King Edward VI School 7.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.