Secondary
Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 996 of 1300 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
55%
50.4
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 |
| Entered the EBacc | 5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% |
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 | 47% |
| 22/23 | 44% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 55% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.25 |
| 22/23 | -0.06 |
| 23/24 | -0.01 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51.3 |
| 22/23 | 48.4 |
| 23/24 | 47.7 |
| 24/25 | 50.4 |
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
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.
County Durham 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
- Headteacher
- Stuart Dixon
- Address
- Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
- Telephone
- 01388824800