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Academy in Blyth, Northumberland, Northumberland, England

The Blyth Academy
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Address

Chase Farm Drive Blyth, Northumberland, Northumberland, NE24 4JP England
Coordinates	55°07′25″N 1°32′52″W / 55.1237°N 1.5477°W / 55.1237; -1.5477
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1 September 2000
Department for Education URN	140002 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
President	Rob Tarn
Principal	Donna Park
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 19
Colour(s)	Yellow, Black
Website	tba.northerneducationtrust.org

The Blyth Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Blyth, Northumberland, England. It was opened as Blyth Community College in 2000 following the amalgamation of Tynedale High School and Ridley High School. The school was built for 1450 students and has an estimated figure of around 1000 students, and is made up of years 7 through to 11; with two sixth form years. In 2008, the college changed its name to The Blyth School, Community College.

The school offers a range of subject choices, from history to childcare, to languages to electronics. The school has shown improved results in recent years, and was higher than some other schools in the Northumberland GCSE results league table for 2011 and 2012. It is expected to continue to improve as an academy.

References

BBC News – Secondary school league tables in Northumberland. BBC.co.uk (21 March 2012).
BBC News – Secondary school league tables in Northumberland. BBC.co.uk (23 April 2013).
Blyth School Community College appoints new headteacher. Chronicle Live (9 July 2013).

External links

The Blyth Academy official website

v t e Northern Education Trust
Secondary academies	The Blyth Academy Dyke House Academy Farringdon Community Academy Freebrough Academy The Grangefield Academy Hetton Academy Kearsley Academy Kirk Balk Academy Manor Community Academy North Shore Academy Red House Academy Thornaby Academy Thorp Academy Walbottle Academy
Primary academies	Abbey Park Academy Badger Hill Academy The Ferns Primary Academy Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Hilton Primary Academy Merlin Top Primary Academy Mount Pellon Primary Academy Norton Primary Academy The Oak Tree Academy Ryecroft Primary Academy Whitecliffe Academy

v t e Schools in Northumberland
Middle schools	Hexham Middle School James Calvert Spence College St Joseph's RC Middle School
Secondary schools	Ashington Academy Bede Academy Bedlington Academy The Blyth Academy Cramlington Learning Village The Duchess's Community High School Haydon Bridge High School James Calvert Spence College NCEA Duke's Secondary School Ponteland High School St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
High schools	Astley Community High School Berwick Academy The King Edward VI School Prudhoe Community High School Queen Elizabeth High School
Independent schools	Longridge Towers School Mowden Hall School
Special schools	Cambian Dilston College Nunnykirk Centre for Dyslexia
Further education	Northumberland College
Defunct schools	Parkside Middle School Stonelaw Middle School Wellesley Nautical School

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