Hope Wood Academy
Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Durham, SR8 3LP
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Mrs Adele Pearson-Atkinson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ascent Academies' Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 251
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 138718
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03339991454
About this school
Hope Wood Academy is a special academy in Durham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 250 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hope Wood 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| 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% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| 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 | 26 | 27 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.7 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.95 -2.53 to -1.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 3.7% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 3.7% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | - |
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 Hope Wood 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 | 0% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.15%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.52%
- Persistent absence
- 30.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Endeavour Academy Durham1.7 miles
Free Schools · Peterlee
-
Open Air Education2.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Elemore Hall School4.0 miles
Special schools · Durham
-
Portland Academy5.8 miles
Academies · Sunderland
-
Trimdon Hill School5.9 miles
Special schools · Trimdon Grange
Other schools in Durham
- Durham Trinity School & Sports College Special schools
- Elemore Hall School Special schools
- Langley Moor Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hope Wood Academy teach?
- Hope Wood Academy teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Durham.
- Who is the head of academy of Hope Wood Academy?
- The head of academy of Hope Wood Academy is Mrs Adele Pearson-Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope Wood Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hope Wood 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 Hope Wood Academy?
- Hope Wood Academy has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Hope Wood Academy full?
- Hope Wood Academy has capacity for 251 pupils and 250 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 Hope Wood Academy a faith school?
- No. Hope Wood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hope Wood Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hope Wood Academy is part of THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hope Wood Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hope Wood Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; 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 Hope Wood 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 Hope Wood Academy's absence rate?
- Hope Wood Academy's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hope Wood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope Wood 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.