Hurworth School 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 are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/04/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Croft Road, Darlington, DL2 2JG
Website: http://www.hurworthschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01325720424
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dean Judson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136525

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/04/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 635
Number of Pupils: 663
Number of Boys: 353
Number of Girls: 310

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.24 Confidence interval -0.46 to -0.03
Of the 135 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 133 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hurworth Primary School
Westfield Drive, Hurworth DL2 2ET
871 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Croft Church of England Primary School
South Parade, Croft-on-Tees DL2 2SP
1,531 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Hurworth School
Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees DL2 2JG
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHurworth House School
Westfield Drive, Hurworth-on-Tees DL2 2AD
936 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedClervaux Garden School
Clow Beck Eco Centre, Croft On Tees DL2 2TF
2,319 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.