Haughton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 1 2022 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
- 138089
- Address
- Salters Lane South, DL1 2AN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 890 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.3%
White British 88.4%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 1.9%
African 1.8%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.9
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.25
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 79 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
Admissions
Haughton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 95 99 |
| Year 8 | 208 111 97 |
| Year 9 | 173 98 75 |
| Year 10 | 147 80 67 |
| Year 11 | 168 88 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 31.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.4% 3.0% |