Park View School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Hermitage Academy
Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Local ranking12th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 12 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 173
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 46.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 31.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
42
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 63
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 932
- Boys
- 433 (49%)
- Girls
- 448 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (84% full)
- SEND
- 15.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.2%
- EAL
- 2.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 13.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,965/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
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.6%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- White Other: 1.4%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.2%
91.6%
White British
2.0%
Asian Indian
1.5%
Mixed White & Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Waldridge Lane
Chester le Street, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 147531
- UKPRN
- 10084301
- Establishment No.
- 4010
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
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