The Academy at Shotton Hall is a secondary school located in Peterlee. 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 05/07/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Passfield Way, Peterlee, SR8 1AU
Website: www.shottonhallacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01915180222
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Alexandra Hook
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136451

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1150
Number of Pupils: 1204
Number of Boys: 579
Number of Girls: 625

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.35 Confidence interval 0.17 to 0.52
Of the 203 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 202 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.58
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wingate Community Nursery School
Partridge Terrace , TS28 5BD 		4out of 4 2,782 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shotton Hall Primary School
Waveney Road , SR8 1NX 		3out of 4 116 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Howletch Lane Primary School
Pennine Drive , County Durham SR8 2NQ 		3out of 4 1,117 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Westway , SR8 1DE 		3out of 4 1,183 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road , SR8 2DU 		3out of 4 2,094 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Acre Rigg Academy
Acre Rigg Road , SR8 2DU 		3out of 4 2,114 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way , SR8 1AU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway , SR8 1DE 		- not rated 1,019 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dene Academy
Manor Way , SR8 5RL 		2out of 4 2,668 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wellfield School
North Road East , TS28 5AX 		3out of 4 2,759 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Durham College
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN 		- not rated 1,478 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Endeavour Academy Durham
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN 		3out of 4 1,478 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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