The Academy at Shotton Hall
About the school
The Academy at Shotton Hall 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
- 9 July 2024
- Published
- 9 September 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.2
- 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
- 52.60%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.30%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 46.90%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.52
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1164
Girls
52.58%
Boys
47.42%
SEN support
13.75%
Education, health and care plan
0.95%
English as an additional language
1.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.22%
Overall absence
7.58
Persistent absence
23.5
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
203
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
6%