The Academy at Shotton Hall
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · County Durham
Passfield Way, Peterlee, SR8 1AU
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 09/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,202
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
258 of 258 families who put it first got an offer
265
Places offered
495
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 258 | 258 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 176 | 7 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 60 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 495 | 265 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alexandra Hook
- Address
- Passfield Way, Peterlee, SR8 1AU
- Phone
- 01915180222
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Castle Eden & Passfield · Easington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136451
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
1,202 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,187 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.58 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 194 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 194 | 15% | 55% | 80% | |
| English Language | 194 | 27% | 64% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 194 | 31% | 74% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 164 | 10% | 48% | 71% | |
| History | 113 | 21% | 50% | 61% | |
| Geography | 92 | 26% | 52% | 68% | |
| French | 91 | 13% | 51% | 76% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 85 | 21% | 55% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 23% | 65% | 91% | |
| Physical Education | 33 | 3% | 27% | 48% | |
| Biology | 30 | 43% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 40% | 93% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through County Durham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.