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Easington Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee SR8 3AY · easingtonacademy.co.uk · 0191 527 0757
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.8
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 769
- 19 over 750 places · 103%
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 202 families put the school first and 189 places were offered; 91% 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 | 189 | 202 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 149 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 174 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 162 | 171 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 222 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.8, and 56.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.6 | +5.5 |
| Further education | 61.7 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | −2.9 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −1.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Easington Academy on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (245 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 245
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 59 parents (24%) with SEND