Blyth Community College
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Basics
Blyth Community College is a secondary school in Blyth, NorthumberlandBlyth, Northumberland
Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...
, England
England
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. It was opened in 2000 following the amalgamation of Tynedale High School and Ridley High School. It was built for 1450 students and has an estimated figure of around 1500 students, and is made up of years 7 through to 11; with two sixth form
Sixth form
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years. It employs roughly 160 teachers and teaching assistants.
In 2008, the college changed its name to The Blyth School, Community College.
In September 2010 the school opened its doors to Year 7&8 pupils, adopting a two tier focus to fall in line with recent changes in the Northumberland's school system. Along with this new year group, additional staff were hired with many transferring from middle schools that subsequently closed.
In with the change, the Community College have teamed up with primary schools in Blyth.
The Blyth Schools consists of the following:
- The Blyth School Community College,
- Newsham Primary,
- Morpeth Road Primary,
- Malvins Close Primary; and
- Croftway Primary
The Blyth School Community College offers a range of subject choices, from history to childcare, to languages to electronics. However, the school has come bottom in Northumberland's Secondary School League tables for quite a few years now. In 2011 the school received its best GCSE results ever.