Haughton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 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
- 872 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.1%
- Persistent absence
- 35.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
White British 87.5%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 2.1%
African 2.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 128 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 73 |
Admissions
Haughton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 110 101 |
| Year 8 | 183 101 82 |
| Year 9 | 167 91 76 |
| Year 10 | 175 90 85 |
| Year 11 | 136 56 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 54.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 13.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 33.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.2% |