70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
5%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
584.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
986
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Whitworth Park Academy · Secondary · County Durham
Part ofADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+14pp
70%62%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
+20pp
55%42%29%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
50.4
+2.7
51.345.639.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.4
EBacc entry
5%
-5pp
29%17%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 5%
EBacc APS
584.5
+95.2
584.5536.9489.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 584.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
986
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Local authority
County Durham
Website
Telephone
Email
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 55% | 50.4 | Not applicable | 5% | 584.5 | 5% | 986 |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 35% | 47.7 | -0.01 | 10% | 489.3 | 10% | 937 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 44% | 48.4 | -0.06 | 27% | 567.5 | 27% | 847 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 47% | 51.3 | +0.25 | 26% | 534.6 | 26% | 793 |
| 2018/19 | 54% | 29% | 39.9 | -0.45 | 29% | 580.3 | 30% | 790 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 986 | 17.7 | 21% | 4% | 39% | 9% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 937 | 17.7 | 19% | 3% | 35% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 847 | 16.6 | 18% | 2% | 35% | 10% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 793 | 17.8 | 13% | 1% | 35% | 11% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 731 | 18.7 | 11% | 1% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 790 | 19.1 | 6% | 0% | 32% | 6% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.