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The Academy at Shotton Hall

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Passfield Way
 Peterlee
 County Durham SR8 1AU
Telephone: 0191 518 0222

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Shotton Hall School
Trust: North East Learning Trust
Sponsor: North East Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Executive Principal: Alexandra Hook (since August 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Lesley Powell
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 91.8 / 4.2
Non-teaching Staff*: 47.79
Number of pupils: 1202
Pupils Per Teacher: 13.1
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 34.80% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 45.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 26.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 5.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 9.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 10.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: Easington
Electoral Ward: Passfield
School Number: 8404215

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 9th July 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

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School Performance Table: View record
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Nearby Schools

  1. Shotton Hall Primary School (0.1km) show on map
  2. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  3. St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth For... (1.0km) show on map
  4. Open Air Education (1.0km) show on map
  5. Howletch Lane Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. East Durham College (1.6km) show on map
  7. Endeavour Academy Durham (1.6km) show on map
  8. Acre Rigg Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  9. Acre Rigg Academy (2.0km) show on map
  10. Seascape Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  11. Dene House Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  12. Dene Academy (2.5km) show on map
  13. Wellfield School (2.5km) show on map
  14. Wingate Community Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  15. Shotton Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  16. Hesleden Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  17. Cotsford Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  18. Wingate Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  19. Yohden Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  20. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  21. Horden Nursery School (3.3km) show on map
  22. Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  23. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate (3.6km) show on map
  24. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ... (3.6km) show on map
  25. Easington Academy (3.6km) show on map
  26. Blackhall Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  27. Easington CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  28. Rosemary Lane Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  29. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall (4.2km) show on map
  30. St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley (4.2km) show on map
  31. Easington Colliery Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  32. Wheatley Hill Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  33. Hope Wood Academy (4.6km) show on map
  34. Deaf Hill Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  35. Thornley Academy (5.3km) show on map
  36. Ludworth Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  37. Trimdon Hill School (6.5km) show on map
  38. South Hetton Primary (6.6km) show on map
  39. Hart Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  40. Bluebell Meadow Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  41. St William's Catholic Primary School (7.7km) show on map
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  96. Hartlepool College of Further Education (11.7km) show on map
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  98. Belmont Community School (11.7km) show on map
  99. Sedgefield Community College (11.8km) show on map
  100. Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy (11.9km) show on map
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