Schools in Blyth
Blyth has 12 schools coordinated by Northumberland County Council, including 8 primaries and Blyth Academy serving secondary-age pupils. Seven of the eight Ofsted-rated schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating, one of the stronger overall performance profiles in coastal Northumberland. Two schools are oversubscribed, so distance from home to school is a key factor in allocation for popular primaries.
Two schools have a religious character. Blyth is a coastal town with a mixed socioeconomic profile, and the area's schools have seen significant academy conversion over the past decade. The single secondary, Blyth Academy, is part of the Northumberland Church Academy Trust. Families moving into the area mid-year should contact Northumberland's school admissions team for in-year allocation.
School demand in Blyth
Across the 12 schools in Blyth with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Blyth have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
6 of the schools in Blyth are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Northumberland, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Blyth have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Blyth: 1 oversubscribed (8)
Cambois Primary School
Primary · Community school
Blyth · NE24 1RD
Horton Grange Primary School
Primary · Community school
Blyth · NE24 4RE
New Delaval Primary School
Primary · Community school
Blyth · NE24 4DA
Newsham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Blyth · NE24 4NX
Morpeth Road Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Blyth · NE24 5TQ
Malvin's Close Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Blyth · NE24 5BL
Croftway Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Blyth · NE24 2HP
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Blyth · NE24 2LE
Secondary Schools in Blyth (1)
Other Schools in Blyth (3)
The Dales School
Not applicable · Community special school
Blyth · NE24 4RE
Bede Academy
Special · Academy sponsor led
Blyth · NE24 2SY
Gilbert Ward Academy
Not applicable · Free schools special
Blyth · NE24 2TS
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Blyth are set by Northumberland and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.