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Hummersknott Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,215of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 241
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hummersknott School and Language College (URN 114323, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Hummersknott Academy has no sixth form. Of the 241 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 54% moved to a sixth form college, 35% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 54% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 54% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.8 against 46.1 across England and 44.3 in Darlington, with 57% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Darlington and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hummersknott Academy | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 241 | 1,148 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 54% | 31% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 1% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Hummersknott Academy | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.8 | 44.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 47% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.3 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.7 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 240 | 100% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 77% |
| English Language | 240 | 100% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 77% |
| English Literature | 236 | 98% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 82% |
| Combined Science | 184 | 76% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 66% |
| Design and Technology | 131 | 54% | 11% | 23% | 23% | 80% |
| Spanish | 104 | 43% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 81% |
| French | 89 | 37% | 18% | 10% | 29% | 54% |
| Religious Studies | 74 | 31% | 31% | 27% | 32% | 70% |
| Geography | 67 | 28% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 82% |
| History | 55 | 23% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 71% |
| Chemistry | 51 | 21% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 90% |
| Physics | 51 | 21% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 92% |
| Biology | 51 | 21% | 23% | 27% | 45% | 82% |
| Business Studies | 51 | 21% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 67% |
| Physical Education | 48 | 20% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 85% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 29 | 12% | 8% | 24% | 21% | 59% |
| Art and Design | 28 | 12% | 7% | 29% | 24% | 75% |
| German | 26 | 11% | 5% | 4% | 33% | 38% |
| Computer Science | 25 | 10% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 80% |
| Drama | 20 | 8% | 7% | 15% | 27% | 85% |
| Photography | 17 | 7% | 6% | 29% | 19% | 100% |
| Music | 6 | 2% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 100% |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 39 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 32 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 10 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 5 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.