Secondary
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, DL3 8AR
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1215 of 1200 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 85.5
- Pupils per adult
- 14.8
- Pupils
- 1,265
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
September 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
December 2017
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
57%
13 points above the Darlington average (44% across 8 schools)
47.8
3.5 above the Darlington average (44.3 across 8 schools)
5th of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in Darlington we can score - 9 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 |
| Entered the EBacc | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 58% |
| 22/23 | 59% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 57% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.24 |
| 22/23 | -0.26 |
| 23/24 | -0.48 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 52.3 |
| 22/23 | 50.5 |
| 23/24 | 45.7 |
| 24/25 | 47.8 |
Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, DL3 8AR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Darlington admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Principal
- Grant Sowerby
- Address
- Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, DL3 8AR
- Telephone
- 01325241191