Easington Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee, SR8 3AY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Falconer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 769
- URN
- 138075
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915270757
About this school
Easington Academy is a secondary academy in Peterlee. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 769 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 134 | 141 | 134 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 49.6 | 51.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.21 to +0.28 | -0.12 -0.35 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 55.3% | 56.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 73% | 73.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 60.3% | 56% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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 Easington Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 795 |
| 2023/24 | 797 |
| 2024/25 | 788 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Easington Academy compares
Easington Academy ranked 6th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.8 | 9.6% | 36.9% | 769 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | 44.5 | 9.5% | 36.2% | 891 | 1.7 miles |
| Dene Academy | 41.4 | 10.3% | 61.2% | 638 | 2.1 miles |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | 52.2 | 7.6% | 32.2% | 1,202 | 2.2 miles |
| Wellfield School | 47.8 | 9.8% | 42% | 862 | 3.6 miles |
| Seaham High School | 45.8 | 8.6% | 42.1% | 1,095 | 4.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.93%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.57%
- Persistent absence
- 27.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College1.7 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
-
Dene Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
-
The Academy at Shotton Hall2.2 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
-
Wellfield School3.6 miles
Secondary · Wingate
-
Seaham High School4.1 miles
Secondary · Seaham
Other schools in Peterlee
- Dene Academy Secondary
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College Secondary
- The Academy at Shotton Hall Secondary
- Horden Nursery School Nursery
- Rosemary Lane Nursery School Nursery
- Acre Rigg Academy Primary
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primary
- Cotsford Primary School Primary
- Dene House Primary School Primary
- Easington CofE Primary School Primary
- Easington Colliery Primary School Primary
- Howletch Lane Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Easington Academy teach?
- Easington Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Peterlee.
- Who is the headteacher of Easington Academy?
- The headteacher of Easington Academy is Mrs Nicola Falconer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Easington Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Easington Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Easington Academy?
- Easington Academy has 769 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Easington Academy full?
- Easington Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 769 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Easington Academy a faith school?
- No. Easington Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Easington Academy a selective school?
- No. Easington Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Easington Academy?
- Easington Academy is part of NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Easington Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51 in 2022/23 and 51.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Easington Academy rank locally?
- Easington Academy ranked 6th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Easington Academy's absence rate?
- Easington Academy's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Easington Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Easington Academy'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 1 July 2026.