# Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy — Chester le Street, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.9/5 from 12 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** Birtley Lane, Birtley
- **Phone:** 0.3754841
- **Website:** http://lordlawson.academy/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chester-le-street/lord-lawson-of-beamish-academy-13385

## About

Located in the heart of Chester le Street, Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a vibrant community that fosters academic excellence and personal growth. Our dedicated staff strive to provide a supportive and inclusive learning environment that prepares students for success. We welcome you to our school family.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Nov 2022
- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Nov 2022
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Nov 2022
- **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Nov 2022
- **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Nov 2022

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Dangerous: Senior leadership act like saints that are above all other staff. Staff are harassed until they leave if they don’t like you. *(May 2025)*
- **5/5** — A Great School with a Strong Sense of Community: We've been extremely happy with our child's experience at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy. The school has a wonderful atmosphere and the teachers are dedicated to helping each child reach their full potential. The extracurricular activities are also a great bonus. *(Feb 2025)*
- **4/5** — Excellent Education, Fantastic Staff: We've been really impressed with the quality of teaching at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy. Our child has thrived in the supportive environment and has made great progress. The staff are always approachable and communicate well with parents. *(Feb 2025)*
- **1/5** — Abuse on buses: Seriously, theres like 70 people who gang up on me on the scholars *(Jan 2025)*
- **1/5** — Hate it: Mate the police are always here and this kid got punched in the face cause of his race and teachers said there was no proof and they couldnt do nothing even though teachers and kids saw and cams caught it *(Oct 2024)*
- **5/5** — Good school in my opinion: I like the school sooo *(Aug 2024)*
- **1/5** — NO JUST NO: Awful teaches shout and scream at you till the room shakes for anything even if its the thing they tell you to do. No anti-bulling policies put in place. Was told you dont learn anything from audio books. Got a detention for the bad weather and was late even after calling the school and telling them that a was going to be late. Theres a fight every week. Retained absolutely no information. SEN kids should not go here and have no accommodations.I had to leave *(Apr 2024)*
- **1/5** — what the frick: i swear a kid called ethan trainer touched me *(Aug 2023)*
- **1/5** — Poisonous place.: Staff are bullied as well as pupils. Country is desperate for good teachers yet the managers of this school get rid of older , more expensive , ie more experienced, teachers to save money. *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — Don’t get me started: This place has no respect for its students! It treats poc and lgbtq+ Students like dirt, not even caring when a child is being bullied. Fights occur daily and teachers treat the students like shit *(Apr 2022)*

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