Ashington Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Northumberland's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 204 families put this school as their first choice, and 203 places were offered. 203 of the families who put it first got a place (100%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 23 March 2022. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

964 (capacity 1250)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01670812166

Address

Green Lane, Ashington, NE63 8DH

Website

ashingtonacademy.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports