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St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

Secondary Academy school in Bedlington NE22 6ED

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  • School Reference Number: 141814
  • Address: Ridge Terrace, Bedlington NE22 6ED
  • Headteacher: Mr Kevin Shepherd
  • Telephone: 01670 822795
  • Website: st-benetbiscop.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,140
  • Local Education Authority: Northumberland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: March 2015* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 17/01/2023

Rating published on 08/03/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
17 January 2023 9 March 2023 School inspection Good
16 March 2022 22 June 2022 Monitoring visit
23 February 2021 30 April 2021 Monitoring visit
5 March 2019 25 April 2019 Full inspection Requires Improvement
15 November 2016 13 December 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
4 March 2015 5 March 2015 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number141814
Local Authority Code929
Local Authority NameNorthumberland
Establishment Number4632
School / College NameSt Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-03-2015
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC08
DioceseDiocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,140
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,106
Number of Boys498
Number of Girls608
Percentage Free School Meals26.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16761
Academy trust or TrustBISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorBishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10048924
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date23-01-2025
StreetRidge Terrace
Locality
Address3
TownBedlington
County (name)Northumberland
PostcodeNE22 6ED
Websitehttp://www.st-benetbiscop.org.uk/
Telephone01670822795
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameKevin
Headteacher/Principal last nameShepherd
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE06000057
DistrictNorthumberland
Ward CodeE05009100
WardBedlington West
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001107
Parliamentary ConstituencyBlyth and Ashington
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000057
Easting425290
Northing582104
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Northumberland 021
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Northumberland 021F
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100110762203
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005741
LSOA CodeE01027523
Free School Meals251
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN141814
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/141814
LAESTAB9294632
School nameSt Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/03/2015
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authorityNorthumberland
Parliamentary constituencyBlyth and Ashington
Multi-academy trust UID16761
Multi-academy trust nameBISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Academy sponsor UID16805
Academy sponsor nameBishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
PostcodeNE22 6ED
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils1,106
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10255744
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date17/01/2023
Publication date08/03/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection141814
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9294632
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10059070
Previous inspection start date05/03/2019
Previous publication date24/04/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection141814
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9294632
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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