Ashington Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 964 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.1
Community school
Seaton Valley High School
- Pupils on roll
- 656of 821 places
- Free school meals
- 33.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 144
- Ofsted
- Some aspects not as strong, 11 December 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 141 pupils who finished Year 11 at Seaton Valley High School in 2023, 53% stayed on in Seaton Valley High School’s own sixth form (Northumberland average 43%), 29% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 59 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 37% went to university (Northumberland 48%, England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 10% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Mathematics and English Literature.
Physical Education is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
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 | Seaton Valley High School | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 141 | 3,151 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 53% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 36% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 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 | Seaton Valley High School | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 59 | 1,385 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 78% | 87% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 37% | 48% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 14% | 28% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 31% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 15% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Seaton Valley High School | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.2 | 44.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 32% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 3.82 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 28% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.5 | 30.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.2 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 144 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 63% |
| English Language | 144 | 100% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 75% |
| English Literature | 141 | 98% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 108 | 75% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 49% |
| Geography | 82 | 57% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 56% |
| History | 39 | 27% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 41% |
| Biology | 36 | 25% | 23% | 28% | 45% | 92% |
| Chemistry | 36 | 25% | 23% | 22% | 47% | 83% |
| Physics | 36 | 25% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 86% |
| French | 32 | 22% | 18% | 16% | 29% | 63% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 22% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 58% |
| Sociology | 26 | 18% | 4% | 19% | 21% | 65% |
| Art and Design | 21 | 15% | 7% | 24% | 24% | 76% |
| 3D Design | 19 | 13% | 2% | 5% | 16% | 47% |
| Music | 13 | 9% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 62% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 10 | 7% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 20% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Graphic Communication | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 23% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 48 | 66% | — |
| Tourism | 21 | 29% | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | 26% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | 25% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Seaton Valley High School | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 179 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 73 | 1,089 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.61 | 34.22 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 10% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 25% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 16 | 22% | 31% |
| English Literature | 15 | 21% | 11% |
| History | 14 | 19% | 13% |
| Biology | 13 | 18% | 20% |
| Geography | 11 | 15% | 10% |
| Sociology | 11 | 15% | 13% |
| Law | 10 | 14% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 10% | 17% |
| Physics | 7 | 10% | 12% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 32 | 44% | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 20 | 27% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 18 | 25% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | 18 | 25% | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 13 | 18% | — |
| Law | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 15% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 15% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 11% | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 11% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Law | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Northumberland
Bede Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 2,030 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.9
Bedlington Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 822 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.4
Berwick Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 601 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.3
Coquet Community School
Community school · sixth form · 567 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.9
Cramlington Learning Village
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,989 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
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.