Hermitage Academy
About the school
Hermitage Academy is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 March 2024
- Published
- 19 May 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.1
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 43.10%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.90%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 64.70%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.39
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.08
AAB or better
- School
- 10.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
932
Girls
50.97%
Boys
49.03%
SEN support
13.73%
Education, health and care plan
1.50%
English as an additional language
2.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.23%
Overall absence
7.42
Persistent absence
20.04
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
197
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
52
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
46%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
31%