Hummersknott Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 29 2021 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
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 136838
- Address
- Edinburgh Drive, DL3 8AR
- Website
- https://hummersknott.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1265 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 88.2%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Indian 1.4%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.5
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.58
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 98 |
| English Language | GCSE | 251 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 235 |
Admissions
Hummersknott Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 249
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 165
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 259 111 148 |
| Year 8 | 254 123 131 |
| Year 9 | 254 134 120 |
| Year 10 | 244 112 132 |
| Year 11 | 254 135 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 26.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 13.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 33.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.2% |