Hermitage Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · County Durham
Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
20.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
881
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
150 of 150 families who put it first got an offer
171
Places offered
359
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 150 | 150 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 158 | 16 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 51 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 359 | 169 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 16 applications came from outside the council area (12 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Lindsay Maughan
- Address
- Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Chester-le-Street South · North Durham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147531
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
881 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 898 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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 | 48.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.45 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
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 | 43.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 153 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.08 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 42 | — |
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 | 153 | 17% | 48% | 73% | |
| English Language | 153 | 21% | 54% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 153 | 22% | 57% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 126 | 3% | 35% | 60% | |
| History | 89 | 22% | 43% | 54% | |
| Geography | 75 | 17% | 40% | 53% | |
| Business | 68 | 16% | 41% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 67 | 4% | 24% | 48% | |
| Physical Education | 43 | 5% | 23% | 35% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 25% | 55% | 75% | |
| Design & Technology | 33 | 15% | 36% | 48% | |
| French | 32 | 3% | 50% | 63% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| English Language | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Psychology | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Photography | 6 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15991: The Hermitage Academy, Chester Le Street
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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) |
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.