The Hermitage Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Chester le Street, County Durham | Ofsted & DfE

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

45.7

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.39

Progress 8 · 2018/19

28%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

734.7

EBacc APS · 2018/19

1,106

Pupils · 2018/19

EAL · 2018/19

10%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

45.7

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.39

Progress 8 · 2018/19

28%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

734.7

EBacc APS · 2018/19

1,106

Pupils · 2018/19

EAL · 2018/19

10%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

45.7

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

-0.39

Progress 8 · 2018/19

28%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

734.7

EBacc APS · 2018/19

1,106

Pupils · 2018/19

EAL · 2018/19

10%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2018/19.

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio14.9:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusClosed

Overview of The Hermitage Academy · Secondary with sixth form · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

64%

+3pp

66%64%61%

'17'18'19

'19 · 64%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

37%

+8pp

39%34%29%

'17'18'19

'19 · 37%

Attainment 8

45.7

+2.7

47.245.143.0

'17'18'19

'19 · 45.7

Progress 8

-0.39

+0.1

-0.1-0.3-0.5

'17'18'19

'19 · -0.4

EBacc entry

28%

-19pp

47%38%28%

'17'18'19

'19 · 28%

EBacc APS

734.7

+68.7

734.7700.3666.0

'18'19

'19 · 734.7

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8-0.39

Below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

32.0

+1.2

32.029.026.0

'17'18'19

'19 · 32.0

A-level value added

-0.04

+0.1

0.0-0.2-0.4

'17'18'19

'19 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

14%

+1pp

14%12%10%

'17'18'19

'19 · 14%

Average A-level grade

C+

C+CC-

'17'18'19

'19 · C+

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.04

Average

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Pupils & context

2018/19

Pupils on roll

1,106

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.9

EAL

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 3AD

Local authority

County Durham

Website

—

Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

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
2018/19	64%	37%	45.7	-0.39	28%	734.7	28%	1,106
2017/18	61%	29%	43.0	-0.53	47%	666.0	47%	1,105
2016/17	66%	39%	47.2	-0.12	45%	—	46%	1,137

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2018/19	32.0	C+	-0.04	14%	53
2017/18	30.8	C	-0.14	13%	94
2016/17	26.0	C-	-0.39	10%	119

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2018/19	1,106	14.9	10%	1%	26%	4%	10%
2017/18	1,105	14.6	11%	0%	26%	5%	13%
2016/17	1,137	15.5	12%	0%	27%	5%	12%