The Academy at Shotton Hall
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Peterlee, SR8 1AU
- Distance
- 0.9km away
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway, Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Local ranking21st of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 163
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Higher education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 13.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 18.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
26
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 67
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 937
- Boys
- 499 (56%)
- Girls
- 392 (44%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (81% full)
- SEND
- 17.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.2%
- EAL
- 6.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 14.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,112/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
- 9.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.3%
- Black African: 3.0%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
89.3%
White British
3.0%
Black African
2.1%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 148304
- UKPRN
- 10087309
- Establishment No.
- 4693
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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