Bedlington Academy

Last updated

Bedlington Academy
Bedlingtonshire Community High School Badge.JPG
Address
Bedlington Academy
Palace Road

, ,
NE22 7DS

England
Coordinates 55°08′11″N1°33′50″W / 55.1365°N 1.5638°W / 55.1365; -1.5638
Information
Type Academy
Established1926
Local authority Northumberland
TrustNorth East Learning Trust
Department for Education URN 144977 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive headteacherToni Spoors
HeadteacherJoanna Lamb
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 19
Enrolment859
Alumni Old Bedlingtonians
Website www.bedlingtonacademy.co.uk

Bedlington Academy (formerly Bedlingtonshire Community High School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Bedlington in the English county of Northumberland.

Contents

History

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.

Admissions

The school is in Palace Road, just west of the junction of the A189 and A1147, and near the A189 bridge over the River Blyth. All secondary schools in Northumberland have a sixth form.

Admissions are in Years 7 and 9 - Year 7 students come from the five feeder primary schools, Bedlington Station Primary School, Stead Lane Primary School, Mowbray Primary School, Ringway Primary School, and Stakeford Primary School; whilst Year 9 students come from the three tier system from Meadowdale Academy.

Notable former pupils

Bedlington Grammar School

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bedlington</span> Town in Northumberland, England

Bedlington is a town and former civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 18,470 measured at the 2011 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marling School</span> Grammar, academy in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Marling School is a grammar school with academy status for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5, and is situated next to the girls' grammar school, Stroud High School, with which it shares some facilities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Itchen College</span> Sixth form college in Southampton, Hampshire, England

Itchen Sixth Form College is a mixed sixth form college in Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1906 and was originally a mixed secondary school, it later became Itchen Grammar School under the reforms of the Butler Education Act. It became its present state following further reform in the 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northampton School for Boys</span> 11–18 boys academy in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Northampton School for Boys (NSB) is an 11–18 boys secondary school in Northampton, England. It was founded as Northampton Grammar School in 1541 by Thomas Chipsey, Mayor of Northampton. Years 7 to 11 are boys-only, while sixth form classes are mixed. The school generally ranks among the best-performing in the county.

Sir John Hall is a property developer in North East England. He is also life president and former chairman of Newcastle United Football Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lymm High School</span> School in Warrington, Cheshire, England

Lymm High School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">High Storrs School</span> Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

High Storrs School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form college with academy status located on the south-western outskirts of Sheffield, England. The main school building is Grade II listed. It moved to its current site in 1933. The school does not have a set uniform, instead allowing students to wear what they like as long as it follows the dress code.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Smyth Academy</span> Academy - converter mainstream school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

The Robert Smyth Academy is a secondary school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, for 11- to 18-year-olds. It is situated in the north of the town, on Burnmill Road, close to St Luke's Hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gosforth Academy</span> Academy in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England

Gosforth Academy is an English secondary school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. As well as having a sixth form department it is a specialist Language College. Many of its mainstream students come from three large feeder middle schools: Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School and Gosforth Junior High Academy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School</span> Grammar school in Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (BRGS) is a selective co-educational academy grammar school in Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The school is named after the two main towns either side of Waterfoot, Bacup and Rawtenstall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Bennett Community College</span> Academy in Crawley, West Sussex, England

Thomas Bennett Community College (TBCC) is a secondary school with academy status for pupils aged 11 to 19. It caters to approximately 1200 pupils in Years 7 to 14, including 160 in its sixth form. It has a specialism in Autism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne</span> Academy in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Queen Elizabeth's School (QEGS) is a non-selective academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. In the academic year 2009–10, there were 1,396 pupils on roll.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy</span> Academy in Bedlington, Northumberland, England

St. Benet Biscop Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic high school in Bedlington, Northumberland, England. It is the only Catholic high school in the county.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School</span> School in Australia

Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, most often referred to simply as Lowther Hall, is a private, comprehensive single-sex primary and secondary day school for girls, located in Essendon, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Leigh Academy Bexley is a coeducational bilateral secondary school and sixth form in Erith in the London Borough of Bexley for students aged 11 to 18.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wellsway School</span> Academy in Keynsham, Somerset, England

Wellsway School is a mixed comprehensive school on the eastern side of Keynsham, Somerset, England, for students aged 11 to 18. In November 2021, there were 1,266 students attending the school, which is run by Futura Learning Partnership and has been an academy since October 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Rodillian Academy</span> Academy in Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, England

The Rodillian Academy is a mixed secondary School and sixth form with academy status located in Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, England. The school has 1,556 pupils aged between 11 and 18. The school also has Specialist Arts College status. The name 'Rodillian' is derived from the name that was given to former pupils of the Rothwell Grammar School.

Bede Academy is a 3–18 academy in Blyth, Northumberland, England. Opened in September 2009, it is run by the Emmanuel Schools Foundation. It was one of the first all-through academies to be set up in the United Kingdom, and the first in the North of England.

Carisbrooke College is a foundation trust-supported secondary school in Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight, formerly Carisbrooke High School. Sixth form students are based at the Island Innovation sixth form Campus, in Newport, a shared sixth form with Medina College.

References

  1. "Jayne's the host with the most". Evening Chronicle. 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  2. "Newcastle United | Teams | Profiles | Academy | Academy Player Profile | Kyle Cameron". 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. "Player of the Month: Cameron". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. "Football: Great days of a good knight - Sport - The Independent". The Independent. London. 12 October 1997.
  5. "Sir John Hall's zeal is opening up the North-east frontier - Sport - The Independent". The Independent. London. 1 November 1995.

News items