Hurworth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Darlington
Croft Road, Darlington, DL2 2JG
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
27.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
621
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
635 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
98 of 98 families who put it first got an offer
109
Places offered
191
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 98 | 98 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 8 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 191 | 107 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Darlington lets families list 3 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rachel Somerville
- Address
- Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, DL2 2JG
- Phone
- 01325720424
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward / constituency
- Hurworth · Stockton West
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136525
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
621 pupils · 635 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
21 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 670 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
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 | 53.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 126 | — |
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 | 127 | 22% | 59% | 76% | |
| English Language | 127 | 16% | 60% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 125 | 23% | 53% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 92 | 2% | 30% | 59% | |
| History | 58 | 36% | 60% | 69% | |
| Art and Design | 48 | 31% | 69% | 83% | |
| Business | 42 | 26% | 67% | 79% | |
| Geography | 33 | 21% | 55% | 58% | |
| Biology | 28 | 46% | 82% | 93% | |
| Physics | 28 | 64% | 89% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 28 | 57% | 79% | 96% | |
| Physical Education | 24 | 54% | 79% | 92% |
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 Darlington 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.