Carmel College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,367 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.5
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Hurworth School
- Pupils on roll
- 621of 635 places
- Free school meals
- 26.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 126
- Ofsted
- Good, 21 September 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hurworth School (URN 114316, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Hurworth School has no sixth form. Of the 128 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 41% moved to a sixth form college, 39% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 41% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.1 against 46.1 across England and 44.3 in Darlington, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Darlington and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hurworth School | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 128 | 1,148 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 5% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 41% | 31% | 13% |
| — further education college | 39% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 1% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Hurworth School | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.1 | 44.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 8% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.3 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.9 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 127 | 100% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 76% |
| English Language | 127 | 100% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 75% |
| English Literature | 125 | 99% | 86% | 23% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 92 | 73% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 59% |
| History | 58 | 46% | 41% | 36% | 26% | 69% |
| Business Studies | 42 | 33% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 79% |
| Geography | 33 | 26% | 41% | 21% | 25% | 58% |
| Art and Design | 32 | 25% | 7% | 41% | 24% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 22% | 23% | 57% | 47% | 96% |
| Biology | 28 | 22% | 23% | 46% | 45% | 93% |
| Physics | 28 | 22% | 23% | 64% | 46% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 19% | 11% | 54% | 24% | 92% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 18% | 13% | 57% | 30% | 91% |
| Spanish | 18 | 14% | 19% | 33% | 27% | 67% |
| Photography | 16 | 13% | 6% | 13% | 19% | 81% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 10% | 31% | 58% | 32% | 100% |
| Music | 7 | 6% | 5% | 71% | 33% | 100% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 44 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 20 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 13 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 3 | — | — |
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St Aidan's Church of England Academy
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.