The Blyth Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Blyth (Northumberland).
Attainment 8
40.7
▼ 5.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
43.7%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.6%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.9
▲ 8.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
50.4%
▲ 23pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
19.0%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
70%
766 / 1,100 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2021
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Blyth Academy is a secondary school located in Blyth, Northumberland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 772 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,100. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Ms Jodie Urwin.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- NORTHERN Model
- Our Academy Academy Day
- Alumni
- Social Media
- Train to Teach
- Recruitment
- Bromcom
- School Hire
- Sparx Maths
- Net Geography
- Net History
- English Podcasts
- In this section Academy Day
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 140002
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (8 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Greenshields | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Holmes | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jodie Urwin | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Katie Marshall | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kelly Saunders | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Palmer | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Martin Wood | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Simon Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Amy Fraser Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Clair Southern Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Nicole Pattison Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Angela Andrews Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Megan Fell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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