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Whitworth Park Academy: data, trends and context

Whitworth Park Academy is a secondary school in County Durham. 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
145564
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
County Durham
Region
North East
Trust
ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Postcode
DL16 7LN
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
996
FSM eligible
37.8%
EAL / First language other than English
3.1%
SEND (total)
22.9%
SEN Support
20.4%
EHCP
2.5%
White British
93.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Severe absence
4.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
County DurhamLocal authority91.4%8.6%3.4%
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
3.0%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
2.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
50.4
English & maths grade 5+
55.4%
English & maths grade 4+
70.3%

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