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Performance and Ofsted

We are delighted with our GCSE results for 2023 where our performance is well above average at both local and national level. In particular we are very proud of our progress score which indicates that students in Ashington make far more progress from their starting points than their peers nationally.

KEY STAGE 4 RESULTS (GCSE) 2023

Performance indicator

Ashington Academy 

2023

Northumberland average 

2023

National 2022

Progress 8 score:

 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made compared to other similar pupils nationally between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.

+0.72

-0.22

-0.03

Attainment 8 score:

 (Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications, which include English, maths, 3 English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and 3 other approved qualifications)

49

45

49

Percentage of pupils who achieved a grade 5 or above in both GCSE English AND maths:

53

42

50

The percentage of pupils that enter the EBacc:

 

62

27

39

English Baccalaureate (EBacc) average point score:

 This measure is the average across the EBacc subjects for all pupils. It comprises the best result of either English language or English literature, maths, two grades from science, the highest result from either geography or history and the best result in languages.

4

4

4

 

Key Stage 5 performance indicators 

Performance Indicator

Ashington Academy (NE6) 2024

Northumberland Average 2024

National

 2023

Academic 

(A Level)

Attainment

38

31

35

Applied General (BTEC) Attainment

31

30

31

 
Destination data - Post 16
 

Ashington academy 2024

Northumberland average 2024

National 2023

 

P8

+0.45

 

 

A8

49

45

46

%EM5+

55

42

45

% EBACC entry

68

28

39

EBACC APS

4

4

4

 
Destination data - Post 18


 

% University 

 % Apprenticeship/Employment

%NEET

2021-2022

89

11

0

2022-2023

66

32

2

2023-2024

81

19

0

National performance tables

You can find and check the performance of schools and colleges in England here (given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years).