Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2021
Overview of Polam Hall School · All-through · Darlington
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
View full historyHow does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17
Pupils & context
2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59% | 6% | 69% | 35% | 71% | 6% | 80% | 24% | 76% | 69% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 8% | 81% | 35% | 79% | 13% | 81% | 35% | 79% | 83% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 816 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 10% | 65% | 40% | 71% | 13% | 69% | 38% | 75% | 71% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | -1.10 | -1.00 | -0.40 | 18% | 787 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 2% | 72% | 24% | 68% | 2% | 68% | 12% | 82% | 72% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | Low coverage | Low coverage | Low coverage | 9% | 739 |
| 2017/18 | 55% | 4% | 85% | 30% | 64% | 6% | 77% | 15% | 100% | 81% | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | +0.00 | -7.10 | -1.80 | — | 717 |
| 2016/17 | 50% | 2% | 79% | 29% | 63% | 10% | 65% | 15% | 88% | 71% | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | -0.20 | -3.10 | -3.10 | 10% | 692 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 38% | 44.6 | Not applicable | 33% | 362.7 | 33% | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 35% | 42.0 | -0.05 | 36% | 320.8 | 39% | 816 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 33% | 42.7 | -0.34 | 34% | 254.3 | 34% | 787 |
| 2021/22 | 68% | 50% | 49.8 | +0.15 | 39% | 313.3 | 39% | 741 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 43% | 48.6 | -0.07 | 80% | 229.2 | 82% | 739 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 37% | 43.4 | -0.58 | 69% | 201.4 | 80% | 717 |
| 2016/17 | 62% | 43% | 43.2 | -0.58 | 49% | — | 64% | 692 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 24.0 | D+ | -0.39 | 0% | 28 |
| 2017/18 | 23.4 | D+ | -0.77 | 0% | 22 |
| 2016/17 | 24.0 | D+ | -0.61 | 13% | 28 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 841 | 20.3 | 14% | 14% | 30% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 816 | 19.6 | 16% | 12% | 26% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 787 | 21.0 | 18% | 11% | 26% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 741 | 19.6 | 16% | 9% | 24% | 9% | 29% |
| 2020/21 | 720 | 16.7 | 18% | 9% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 739 | — | 9% | 6% | 17% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.8 | — | — | — | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 692 | 16.8 | 10% | 6% | 14% | 5% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.