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Performance and Ofsted

Bedlington Academy is celebrating after another year of fantastic GCSE and A Level results in 2023.

We are delighted with our outcomes, which are consistently above average and place us amongst the top schools in Northumberland.

Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.

Key Stage 4 Results (GCSE) 2025

Performance Indicator

Score

Percentage of pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths 

 

School

Northumberland 

England

 

 

 

44%

41.5%

45.2%

Attainment 8 score

This score shows how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths and 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, as well as other approved qualifications.

 

School

Northumberland 

England

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47.3

43.9

45.9

Progress 8 score

This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made compared to other similar pupils nationally, between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.

N/A

 

Percentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate (EBacc)

For more information about the EBacc, please see here

 

School

Northumberland 

England

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.7% 

32.3%

40.5%

 

English Baccalaureate (EBacc) average point score (APS)

This measure is the average across the EBacc subjects for all pupils. It comprises the best result of either English Language or English Literature; maths; two grades from science; geography or history; and a language.

 

School

Northumberland  

England

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.16

3.81

4.08

% of pupils staying in education or employment after KS4

91%

 

Key Stage 5 Results (16 to 18) 2025

 

Performance Indicator

School (Bedlington Academy)

Northumberland (LA)

England (state schools)

Average A Level result (grade)

B-

C

C+

Average A Level result (points)

35.42

31.30

34.85

Overall % of A*/A grades 

21.1%

20.0%

26.3%

Grade for a student’s best 3 A Levels 

 

 

C+

C+

B0

Applied general (vocational) qualifications average grade

Distinction –

Distinction –

Merit+

Retention: % of students completing their main study programme 

88% for A Level 

93% for Applied General.

Not  published

(2023/24)
92.3% for A Level 

85.3% for Applied General.

 

erformance Indicator

School (Bedlington Academy)

% of students progressing to university 

79%

% of students progressing to apprenticeships

3%

% of students progressing to employment

17%

Total % of students progressing to education or employment

93%

 

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