SCHOOL PROFILE

Hummersknott Academy: data, trends and context

Hummersknott Academy is a secondary school in Darlington. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136838
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Darlington
Region
North East
Trust
ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Postcode
DL3 8AR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,215
FSM eligible
24.6%
EAL / First language other than English
4.8%
SEND (total)
18.7%
SEN Support
16.4%
EHCP
2.3%
White British
85.6%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.3%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Severe absence
3.1%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
DarlingtonLocal authority91.2%8.8%3.7%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
3.7%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
2.4%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.41%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
47.8
English & maths grade 5+
57.3%
English & maths grade 4+
74.3%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Hummersknott Academy is a secondary school in Darlington. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.