Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services
Westfield Drive, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, DL2 2AD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Blackett
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 137511
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Telephone
- 01325729080
About this school
Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services is an independent special school in Darlington. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 70 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.3 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 6.7% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 6.7% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Darlington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.8 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 72 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 70
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clervaux Garden School1.8 miles
Special schools · North Yorkshire
-
Beaumont Hill Academy3.8 miles
Academies · Darlington
-
Embleton View4.0 miles
Special schools
-
Rise Carr College4.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Darlington
-
Marchbank Free School4.1 miles
Free Schools · Darlington
Other schools in Darlington
- Beaumont Hill Academy Academies
- Marchbank Free School Free Schools
- Oakwood Learning Centre Special schools
- Pear Tree School Special schools
- Rise Carr College Local authority maintained schools
- Borough Road Nursery School Nursery
- George Dent Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Infants' School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Corporation Road Community Primary School Primary
- Croft Church of England Primary School Primary
- Firthmoor Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services teach?
- Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Darlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services?
- The headteacher of Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services is Mrs Claire Blackett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services?
- Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services full?
- Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services has capacity for 80 pupils and 70 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services a faith school?
- No. Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services has no designated religious character.
- How have Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.3 in 2022/23 and 1.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.