Hurworth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Darlington Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hurworth School is a secondary school in Darlington for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Hurworth School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 25.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 42.6% across the 6 nearest secondary schools in Darlington.
- For Year 7 2026, there were 110 first-choice applications for 118 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 4th highest of 7 Darlington secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 109 offers went to first-choice families, 1 first-choice family (1%) was not offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 52% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 nearest secondary schools in Darlington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Darlington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, DL2 2JG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 621 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and happy at Hurworth School.”
- “In this school, staff know pupils well.”
- “Strong relationships between staff and pupils are evident across the school.”
To improve
- “However, this is in its early stages.”
- “This work is also in its infancy.”
- “However, other pupils seemed less engaged in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 110 first-preference applications, 118 offers in total, 109 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Darlington.
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 2.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Carmel College 3.4 mi Not judged
- Hummersknott Academy 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Haughton Academy 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wyvern Academy 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Longfield Academy 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published