# Ashington Academy

Ashington Academy is a secondary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 964 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144601. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 964
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 144601

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 23 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ashington Academy was 48.3, against 42.8 in Northumberland and 46.2 in England.
52.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52.9% | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.9% | 61% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 153 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bothal Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bothal-academy-e152256): 600 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- [Gust Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gust-independent-school-e137385): 730 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Rosewood Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosewood-independent-school-e147980): 800 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Central Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-academy-e152255): 880 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- [NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-james-knott-cofe-primary-school-e148763): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ringway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ringway-primary-school-e122247): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144601)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144601)

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