Ashington Academy
Green Lane, Ashington, NE63 8DH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Yvonne Weston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 964
- URN
- 144601
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670812166
About this school
Ashington Academy is a secondary academy in Ashington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 964 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashington Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 148 | 167 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 48.8 | 47.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.79 +0.56 to +1.02 | +0.46 +0.24 to +0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 55.1% | 49.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 75.4% | 68% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 68.3% | 71.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ashington Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.1 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.8 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 955 |
| 2023/24 | 956 |
| 2024/25 | 966 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashington Academy compares
Ashington Academy ranked 7th of 16 secondary schools in Northumberland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.1 | 8% | 35.5% | 964 | — |
| NCEA Duke's Secondary School | 32 | 13.6% | 49.8% | 980 | 1.3 miles |
| Bedlington Academy | 47.4 | 8.2% | 31.9% | 822 | 2.8 miles |
| St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy | 41.3 | 11.1% | 31.1% | 994 | 3.3 miles |
| The Blyth Academy | 49.2 | 10.4% | 50.4% | 766 | 3.9 miles |
| The King Edward VI School | 52.2 | 10.1% | 11.8% | 1,426 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.45%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.95%
- Persistent absence
- 21.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
NCEA Duke's Secondary School1.3 miles
Secondary · Ashington
-
Bedlington Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Bedlington
-
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Bedlington
-
The Blyth Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · Blyth
-
The King Edward VI School4.5 miles
Secondary · Morpeth
Other schools in Ashington
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School Secondary
- Bothal Academy Primary
- Central Academy Primary
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School Primary
- NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School Primary
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington Primary
- Gust Independent School Special schools
- NCEA Castle School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Ashington Academy teach?
- Ashington Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ashington.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashington Academy?
- The headteacher of Ashington Academy is Mrs Yvonne Weston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashington Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashington Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ashington Academy?
- Ashington Academy has 964 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ashington Academy full?
- Ashington Academy has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 964 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashington Academy a faith school?
- No. Ashington Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashington Academy a selective school?
- No. Ashington Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ashington Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ashington Academy is part of NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashington Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.1 in 2022/23 and 47.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashington Academy compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Ashington Academy ranked 7th of 16 secondary schools in Northumberland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashington Academy's absence rate?
- Ashington Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashington Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashington Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.