Hermitage Academy is a state-funded secondary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 881 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,050.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (12 Mar 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 49.1 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 133 first-preference applications and 154 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 12 Mar 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Requires improvement |
Published 19 May 2024.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | County Durham |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 154 |
| First-preference applications | 133 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 368 |
| First-preference offers | 133 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 49.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 69.9% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 43.1% |
| EBacc entry | 64.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 30.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 15.7% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.08 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 31.55 |
| Value added | -0.06 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.25 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.14 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 10.7% |
| Pupils | 42 |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 34.5% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.5% |
| Further education college | 41.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6% |
| Employment | 4.6% |
| Not sustained | 8.6% |
| Unknown | 2% |
Cohort: 197 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 89.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 49% |
| Further education | 2% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 10.2% |
| Employment | 30.6% |
| Not sustained | 6.1% |
| Unknown | 2% |
Cohort: 49 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
14.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.1% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 4.32% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 91.5% |
| White other | 1.7% |
| Mixed | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Other | 0.8% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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