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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) 2023

Performance Indicator

Score

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

 

School

Northumberland 

England

 

 

 

49.0%

41.0%

45%

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45.28

44.4

42.6

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.

-0.24 average

 

Percentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate (EBacc)

For more information about the EBacc, please see here

 

School

Northumberland 

England

 

 

 

 

 

38.0% 

24.9%

39%

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.91

3.8

4.05

% of pupils staying in education or employment after KS4

This measure shows data for pupils who completed KS4 in 2021, which is the most recent data available.

85%

 

Key Stage 5 Results (16 to 18) 2023

Please note this data is provisional. The DfE will publish performance data in February 2023, once checking exercises have been completed.

Attainment and Progress 2023 Cohort

Average A Level result (grade)

 

School

Northumberland 

England

 

 

C+

C

Data not yet published 

Average A Level result (points)

 

School

Northumberland state-funded schools / colleges 

England

 

 

33.28

31.30

 

Data not yet published 

Overall % of A*/A grades 

 

School

Northumberland  

England

 

 

 

21.1%

20.0%

26.3%

Overall % of A*-C grades 

 

School 

Northumberland 

England

 

 

 

78.9%

73.4%

75.3%

Grade for a student’s best 3 A Levels 

 

School

Northumberland state-funded schools / colleges 

England

 

 

 

 

B-

C+

 

Data not yet published

Applied general (vocational) qualifications average grade

 

School

Northumberland state-funded schools / colleges 

England

 

 

 

 

Distinction –

Distinction –

 

Data not yet published

Retention: % of students completing their main study programme 

 

 

School 

Local authority  

England 

 

These figures apply to students who left school in 2020. They will be updated in October 2023.

96%

95%

94%

Destination Measures (2023 cohort)

% of students progressing to university 

Data not yet published

% of students progressing to apprenticeships

Data not yet published

% of students progressing to employment

Data not yet published

Total % of students progressing to education or employment

Data not yet published

 

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