The Blyth Academy
Secondary school in Blyth, Northumberland. Standards maintained (Apr 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 July 2021, report published 30 September 2021, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 9 April 2025, report published 15 May 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around April 2029
The last inspection was in April 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.1 milesBede Academy
Good (Apr 2024)
- 1.2 milesBedlington Academy
Good (Sep 2022)
- 2.3 milesSt Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Good (Jan 2023)
- 3.4 milesSeaton Sluice Middle School
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- 3.5 milesWhytrig Middle School
Report card, Feb 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.