# Hermitage Academy

Hermitage Academy is a secondary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 881 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E147531. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 881
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 147531

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Hermitage Academy was 50.1, against 44.9 in County Durham and 46.2 in England.
49.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.1 | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49.7% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.7% | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 173 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bullion Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bullion-lane-primary-school-e114209): 600 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newker-primary-school-e131233): 680 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-le-street-cofe-controlled-primary-school-e114213): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cestria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cestria-primary-school-e114012): 1.4 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red Rose Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-rose-primary-school-e114008): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-chester-le-street-e148259): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147531)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147531)

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