Hummersknott Academy

State-Funded School

hummersknott-academy-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL3 8ARPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Hummersknott Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Darlington, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,215 pupils. Hummersknott Academy is part of Advance Learning Partnership.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.24

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,215

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,215
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Advance Learning Partnership

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
2 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.