Hermitage Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chester le Street, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Hermitage Academy is a secondary school in Chester le Street, County Durham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Hermitage 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2026 Year 7 entry saw 133 first-choice applications for 154 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 21 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every Year 7 applicant for 2026 was offered a place, as were applicants at 17 of the 28 other County Durham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 49.1 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
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
- Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 881 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “There have been significant improvements at this school.”
- “The school has high expectations of how pupils should behave and what they can achieve.”
- “Pupils behave well in lessons and understand the school’s behaviour policy clearly.”
To improve
- “Published examination outcomes do not reflect the current quality of education that pupils receive.”
- “However, published outcomes are lower than the school’s ambition.”
- “Some pupils do not make the progress of which they are capable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2024 (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) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 133 first-preference applications, 154 offers in total, 133 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.
- Park View School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Framwellgate School Durham 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Durham Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tanfield School 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Durham Academy 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Belmont Community School 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published