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Inadequate
Academy
Whitworth Park Academy
Secondary
Post 16
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL167LN
013 8882 4800


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
744

Whitworth Park Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1350. The school was last rated as Inadequate by Ofsted on 08 Dec 2016.


PUPIL MIX
367 boys and 377 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.5
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
22.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
0.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
14.3%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
5.5%
EHC PLAN
1.3%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
39.9
Local Authority
45
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
29%
Local Authority
38%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 29% 32% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.26 3.76 4.07


Performance data has not been published for this school


School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

08 Dec 2016

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Requires improvement




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 200
Of which first preference applications 144
Of which second preference applications 32
Of which third preference applications 23
Total offers made 153
Of which first preference offers 144
Of which second preference offers 3
Of which third preference offers 2




School Destinations

Destination data is not available for this school.




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
2
PROPERTY
£116,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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