Bedlington Academy | |
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Address | |
Palace Road , , NE22 7DS England | |
Coordinates | 55°08′11″N1°33′50″W / 55.1365°N 1.5638°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Established | 1926 |
Local authority | Northumberland |
Trust | North East Learning Trust |
Department for Education URN | 144977 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Executive headteacher | Toni Spoors |
Headteacher | Joanna Lamb |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 19 |
Enrolment | 859 |
Alumni | Old Bedlingtonians |
Website | www |
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It was founded in 1926 as Bedlington Secondary School for the areas of Bedlingtonshire, Ashington and Newbiggin, being built next to Bedlington railway station. Subsequently, it became Bedlington Grammar School, before turning comprehensive in 1974. It gained Maths and Computing College status in 2009. During April 2015 building work started on the new modern building. The old school shut its doors on 26 July 2016 to allow the demolition to commence. The new building opened, officially for students, on 6 September 2016. The school was converted to an academy, as part of the North East Learning Trust in early 2018.
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