Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
1,334 pupils · 89% of 1,496 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LORD LAWSON OF BEAMISH ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 17 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 49.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 272 | 260 | 479 | 272 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 262 | 259 | 460 | 262 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 238 | 215 | 389 | 238 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 226 | 153 | 335 | 201 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 254 | 169 | 339 | 207 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 228 | 141 | 352 | 193 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 260 | 185 | 448 | 237 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 254 | 191 | 473 | 248 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Oxclose Community Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Biddick Academy 3.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Washington Academy 3.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Park View School 4.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Grace College 4.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.