Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Academy converter in Chester le Street, Gateshead.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1334 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1496 |
| Free school meals | 31.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | LORD LAWSON OF BEAMISH ACADEMY |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Address | Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://lordlawson.academy/ |
| Telephone | 01914334026 |
| URN | 137942 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 December 2025, published 17 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 November 2022, published 18 January 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Oxclose Community Academy (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- Biddick Academy (secondary school, about 3.4 km)
- Washington Academy (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Park View School (secondary school, about 4.2 km)
- Grace College (secondary school, about 4.6 km)
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (secondary school, about 4.7 km)
- Hermitage Academy (secondary school, about 4.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.