Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
996 pupils · 77% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 37.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 October 2022, published 15 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 5.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 218 | 219 | 334 | 218 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 195 | 182 | 281 | 194 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 188 | 172 | 269 | 187 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 201 | 168 | 225 | 172 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 188 | 140 | 214 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 220 | 180 | 268 | 190 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 153 | 144 | 200 | 149 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 136 | 119 | 185 | 129 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ferryhill School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Parkside Academy 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bishop Barrington Academy 6.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Woodham Academy 8.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.