Whitworth Park Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
- Distance
- 5.1km away
Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, DL15 0QF
Local ranking18th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 171
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 881
- Boys
- 438 (53%)
- Girls
- 395 (47%)
- Capacity
- 900 (93% full)
- SEND
- 13.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.6%
- EAL
- 0.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 11.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,738/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 96.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Black African: 0.5%
- White Other: 0.3%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.2%
- White Traveller: 0.1%
96.9%
White British
0.9%
Mixed Other
0.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137903
- UKPRN
- 10036708
- Establishment No.
- 4128
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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