[EduAtlas](https://eduatlas.org/) › [United Kingdom](https://eduatlas.org/hiring/gb) # Hurworth School Hurworth School is a secondary academy in Darlington, United Kingdom with 621 pupils, part of Northern Arch Learning Partnership. Ofsted: Good, inspected 21 September 2022. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Mini Bus Driver (closes 13 November). Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies). - **Head:** Rachel Somerville, Headteacher - **Trust or group:** Northern Arch Learning Partnership - **Type:** Academy, Secondary - **Pupils:** 621 pupils · 44% girls · 25.9% eligible for free school meals · 1.4% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26 - **Special needs:** 108 (17.4%) on SEN support · 45 (7.2%) with an education, health and care plan · has resourced provision — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - **Local authority:** Darlington - **Location:** Darlington, DL2 2JG, United Kingdom - **Telephone:** 01325720424 - **Website:** [hurworth.nalp.org.uk](https://hurworth.nalp.org.uk/) - **Register number:** URN 136525 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136525)) - **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 21 September 2022 ## Vacancies (1) - [Mini Bus Driver](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0xuq2g0inb4-mini-bus-driver) · Closes 13 Nov · Part time, temporary · Site, facilities and transport · Help our students start and end their school day safely We require a flexible and approachable minibus driver to provide an efficient and professional transport service to our… ## Exam results | Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 provisional | 42.4 | 36.1% | | 2024/25 | 49.1 | 52.4% | | 2023/24 | 53.8 | 56.9% | Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26. ## Inspections | Date | Inspection | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | | 21 September 2022 | Graded inspection | Good | Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement. ## Staff | Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 39.2 | 15.8 | – | 0 | £56,888 | | 2024/25 | 44.5 | 14.5 | 14% | 0 | £52,874 | | 2023/24 | 44.3 | 15.0 | 14% | 0 | £52,648 | | 2022/23 | 41.6 | 16.2 | 6% | 2 | £46,819 | | 2021/22 | 41.5 | 16.1 | 17% | 0 | £46,130 | | 2020/21 | 45.4 | 14.6 | 11% | 0 | £45,606 | Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included. ## Attendance | Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 7.7% | 3.1% | 23.7% | 3.3% | | 2024/25 | 8.1% | 3.2% | 24.1% | 3.3% | | 2023/24 | 7.5% | 2.0% | 24.6% | 2.2% | | 2022/23 | 6.8% | 1.4% | 19.9% | 1.6% | | 2021/22 | 8.2% | 1.0% | 26.6% | 2.2% | | 2020/21 | 3.7% | 0.3% | 8.0% | 0.3% | Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures). ## Hiring history 10 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 5 support, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Teacher of Maths (2), Teaching Assistant Level 3 (2), Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. Last advertised October 2026. 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