Beaumont Hill Academy
Salters Lane South, Darlington, DL1 2AN
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Chief Executive
- Mr Adrian Lynch
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 399
- URN
- 138093
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325254000
About this school
Beaumont Hill Academy is a special academy in Darlington. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 399 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beaumont Hill Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 13 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 93.0 | 92.0 | 82.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 85.0 | 86.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 28 | 32 | 25 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.85 -2.39 to -1.30 | -1.31 -1.80 to -0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.1% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.1% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.1 | 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 Beaumont Hill 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 | Darlington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Darlington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.1 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 328 |
| 2024/25 | 356 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.8%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.75%
- Persistent absence
- 23.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rise Carr College1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Darlington
-
Marchbank Free School2.6 miles
Free Schools · Darlington
-
Embleton View3.5 miles
Special schools
-
Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services3.8 miles
Special schools · Darlington
-
Clervaux Garden School4.2 miles
Special schools · North Yorkshire
Other schools in Darlington
- Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services Special schools
- 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 Beaumont Hill Academy teach?
- Beaumont Hill Academy teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Darlington.
- Who is the chief executive of Beaumont Hill Academy?
- The chief executive of Beaumont Hill Academy is Mr Adrian Lynch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beaumont Hill Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beaumont Hill 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 many pupils are at Beaumont Hill Academy?
- Beaumont Hill Academy has 399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Beaumont Hill Academy full?
- Beaumont Hill Academy has capacity for 400 pupils and 399 on roll (100%), 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 Beaumont Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Beaumont Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Beaumont Hill Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beaumont Hill Academy is part of THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Beaumont Hill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Beaumont Hill Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beaumont Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Beaumont Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Beaumont Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beaumont Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beaumont Hill 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.