Easington Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Peterlee, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Easington Academy is a secondary school in Peterlee, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Easington Academy 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 202 first-choice applications for 189 offers; 184 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- That gave 1.1 first choices per offer for Year 7 in 2026, the 5th highest of 29 County Durham secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
- The school has 15 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.1 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee, SR8 3AY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 769 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils learn to become ‘world ready’ during their time at Easington Academy.”
- “In line with the school’s aims, pupils develop into well rounded citizens who respect others.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “On occasion, teachers spend too much time scaffolding learning and do not move pupils on to independent tasks as quickly as they could.”
- “In these areas, pupils take longer to secure their understanding of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2025 (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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.8 | 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: 202 first-preference applications, 189 offers in total, 184 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 County Durham.
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dene Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy at Shotton Hall 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wellfield School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seaham High School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Belmont Community School 6.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sedgefield Community College 9.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Framwellgate School Durham 9.3 mi Not judged Last distance published