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Hummersknott Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Edinburgh Drive, Darlington DL3 8AR · hummersknott.org.uk · 01325 241191
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Darlington 44.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,215
- 15 over 1,200 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 205 families put the school first and 247 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 247 | 205 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 248 | 211 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 249 | 233 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 250 | 268 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 251 | 252 | 1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 57.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Darlington it was 44.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.24 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.3 | +1.2 |
| Sixth form college | 53 | −2.3 |
| Further education | 29.6 | +3.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | −0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hummersknott Academy on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (168 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Positive
- 58%
- Replies
- 168
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 52 parents (31%) whose child was bullied
based on 47 parents (28%) with SEND