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St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

Ridge Terrace, Northumberland, NE22 6ED

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 17 January 2023). Last inspected 17 January 2023.

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1,056
Pupils
30.7%
Free school meals
1 March 2015
Opened

About this school

St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Northumberland, Northumberland. The school has 1,056 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 17 January 2023). Last inspected 17 January 2023. The Headteacher is Suzanne Lewis-Dale. The school is administered by Northumberland local authority. It belongs to BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 March 2015.

School details

Headteacher
Suzanne Lewis-Dale
Trust
BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Local authority
Northumberland
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
141814

Admissions

Applications for places at St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Northumberland). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

41.3
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.17
Progress 8 · 2023-24
31%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
56%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.40
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
11%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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