Ashington Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 964 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.1
Academy converter
Prudhoe Community High School
- Pupils on roll
- 680of 860 places
- Free school meals
- 20.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 171
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 6 December 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Prudhoe Community High School (URN 122351, until 1 April 2019).
What the data says
Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 at Prudhoe Community High School in 2023, 54% stayed on in Prudhoe Community High School’s own sixth form (Northumberland average 43%), 34% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 108 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (Northumberland 48%, England 37%), and 24% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 17% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 95% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 94% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Northumberland and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 188 | 3,151 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 54% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 108 | 1,385 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 87% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 48% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 17% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 20% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 44.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 40% | 32% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 3.82 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.1 | 30.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.9 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 3% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 170 | 99% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 170 | 99% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 165 | 96% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 79% |
| Chemistry | 162 | 95% | 23% | 12% | 47% | 67% |
| Biology | 162 | 95% | 23% | 12% | 45% | 67% |
| Physics | 160 | 94% | 23% | 13% | 46% | 63% |
| Geography | 90 | 53% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 74% |
| History | 77 | 45% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 71% |
| Physical Education | 74 | 43% | 11% | 34% | 24% | 81% |
| Business Studies | 56 | 33% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 61% |
| Spanish | 50 | 29% | 19% | 10% | 27% | 56% |
| French | 40 | 23% | 18% | 23% | 29% | 60% |
| Art and Design | 25 | 15% | 7% | 36% | 24% | 88% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 19 | 11% | 8% | 21% | 21% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 11% | 13% | 26% | 30% | 42% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 11% | 31% | 28% | 32% | 61% |
| Drama | 16 | 9% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 63% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 9% | 11% | 47% | 23% | 80% |
| Textiles | 13 | 8% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 62% |
| Music | 6 | 4% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 83% |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Combined Science | 2 | 1% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 40 | 45% | — |
| Health Studies | 39 | 44% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | 19% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 208 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 88 | 1,089 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.78 | 34.22 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 30 | 34% | 13% |
| Geography | 22 | 25% | 10% |
| Mathematics | 22 | 25% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 24% | 17% |
| Biology | 17 | 19% | 20% |
| Psychology | 17 | 19% | 23% |
| History | 14 | 16% | 13% |
| Physics | 13 | 15% | 12% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 11% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 11% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 7% | 5% |
| English Language | 6 | 7% | 4% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 21 | 24% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 15 | 17% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 13 | 15% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 12 | 14% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | 12 | 14% | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 11% | — |
| Applied Sciences | VRQ Level 3 | 7 | 8% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 8% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | 8% | — |
| Multimedia | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 7 | 8% | — |
| Speech and Drama | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 6 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.