Hummersknott Academy is a secondary school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, DL3 8AR
Website: http://www.hummersknott.org.uk/
Telephone: 01325241191
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Keating
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136838

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1241
Number of Boys: 623
Number of Girls: 618

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.06 Confidence interval -0.1 to 0.23
Of the 233 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 232 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:56%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.62
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road, DL3 7PY 		2,404 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Mowden Infant School
Bushel Hill Drive, DL3 9QG 		1,052 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mowden Junior School
Conyers Avenue, DL3 9DE 		1,076 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Abbey Infants' School
Cleveland Terrace, DL3 8JA 		1,300 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Abbey Junior School
Abbey Road, DL3 8NN 		1,351 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
Newton Lane, Cockerton DL3 9EX 		1,797 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, DL3 8AR 		0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Carmel College
The Headlands, DL3 8RW 		707 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View, DL3 9SH 		1,995 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace, DL3 7AU 		2,121 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Polam Hall School
Grange Road, DL1 5PA 		2,369 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedEmbleton View
Westgate House, Coniscliffe Road DL3 8TF 		913 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall, Barnes Road DL3 9BL 		1,288 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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