The Academy at Shotton Hall
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 136451
- Address
- Passfield Way, SR8 1AU
- Website
- www.shottonhallacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1170 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 96.2%
Mixed 1.1%
Other White 0.5%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.69
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.1
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.99
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 63 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 203 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 202 |
| French | GCSE | 121 |
| Geography | GCSE | 87 |
Admissions
The Academy at Shotton Hall
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 273
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 196
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 246 112 134 |
| Year 8 | 239 131 108 |
| Year 9 | 249 114 135 |
| Year 10 | 215 105 110 |
| Year 11 | 221 104 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.0% |