Secondary
Haughton Academy
Salters Lane South, Darlington, DL1 2AN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 854 of 900 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Trust
- THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 57.4
- Pupils per adult
- 15.2
- Pupils
- 872
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 May 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
February 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
June 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
34%
10 points below the Darlington average (44% across 8 schools)
38.0
6.3 below the Darlington average (44.3 across 8 schools)
8th 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 | 38 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 |
| Entered the EBacc | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
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 | 26% |
| 22/23 | 37% |
| 23/24 | 43% |
| 24/25 | 34% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.65 |
| 22/23 | -0.29 |
| 23/24 | -0.57 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.5 |
| 22/23 | 42.8 |
| 23/24 | 39.8 |
| 24/25 | 38.0 |
Salters Lane South, Darlington, DL1 2AN
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
- Chief Executive
- Jane Darbyshire
- Address
- Salters Lane South, Darlington, DL1 2AN
- Telephone
- 01325254000