Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,334 (652 boys, 682 girls)
- Capacity: 1496
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 29.9%
- Telephone: 01914334026
- Ofsted: Good (15 Nov 2022); report card, no overall grade (inspected 2 Dec 2025)
- Attainment 8: 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 479 applications, 272 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Gateshead
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Portobello Primary School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Barley Mow Primary School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- Birtley East Community Primary School (0.9 miles, straight line)
