Hermitage Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Chester le Street (County Durham).
Attainment 8
50.1
▲ 3.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
49.7%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.6%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.9
▼ 1.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
30.1%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
9.2%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
84%
881 / 1,050 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 for the area around the school (LSOA). Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.Overall deprivation7
Income7
Employment6
Education and skills6
Health4
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services8
Living environment9
most deprivedleast deprived
- Children in income-deprived families
- 55