Abbey Hill Academy
Ketton Road, Hardwick Estate, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr James Newman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 357
- Pupils on roll
- 371
- URN
- 139974
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642677113
About this school
Abbey Hill Academy is a special academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 371 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 July 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 41 | 54 | 48 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.58 -2.02 to -1.15 | -1.67 -2.06 to -1.29 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
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 Abbey 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 | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.2 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.3 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.92%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.92%
- Persistent absence
- 24.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kiora Hall0.6 miles
Special schools · Stockton on Tees
-
Green Gates Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Red House School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Stockton-on-Tees
-
King Edwin School1.7 miles
Special schools · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Elmbank Learning Centre1.9 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
- Bishopton PRU Academies
- Green Gates Academy Academies
- King Edwin School Special schools
- Westlands Academy Academies
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbey Hill Academy teach?
- Abbey Hill Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the principal of Abbey Hill Academy?
- The principal of Abbey Hill Academy is Mr James Newman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abbey Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbey 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 big is Abbey Hill Academy?
- Abbey Hill Academy has 371 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Abbey Hill Academy full?
- Abbey Hill Academy has capacity for 357 pupils and 371 on roll (104%), 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 Abbey Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Abbey Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Abbey Hill Academy?
- Abbey Hill Academy is part of HORIZONS SPECIALIST 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 Abbey Hill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Abbey Hill Academy's special educational needs provision as: 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 Abbey Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.2 in 2022/23 and 1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Abbey Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Abbey Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbey Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey 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.