Polam Hall School

Details

Age Range	4-16 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Academy, Free schools
Religious Character	None
Local Authority	Darlington
Address	Grange Road, DL1 5PA
URN	142174

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School Census

Total	787
Girls/Boys	426/361
Girls/Boys Ratio	54.1%/45.9%
% pupils where English not first language	10.9%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	193
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	14.7%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
05/10/2021	Good
18/04/2018	Requires improvement

Inspection Date	05/10/2021
Quality of Education	Good
Behaviour and Attitudes	Good
Personal Development	Good
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	18/04/2018
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Requires improvement

Secondary Results

Secondary Results 2023
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	42.6
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	33%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	49%
Entering EBacc	34%
EBacc average point score	3.79
Progress 8	-0.35

Secondary Results 2022
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	49.8
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	50%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	68%
EBacc average point score	4.35
Progress 8	0.15

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	58%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	10%
Reading	105
Maths	104
Reading Progress	-1.1
Writing Progress	-1.0
Maths Progress	-0.4

No Results Published for 2022 to 2020

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	50%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	2%
Reading	102
Maths	102
Reading Progress	LOWCOV
Writing Progress	LOWCOV
Maths Progress	LOWCOV

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.07%
Total Applications	129
As First Preference	46
As second preference	32
As third preference	32

Total Offers Made	45
first preference offers	43
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	84
As First Preference	42
As second preference	18
As third preference	12

Total Offers Made	42
first preference offers	42
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	72
As First Preference	33
As second preference	15
As third preference	18

Total Offers Made	41
first preference offers	33
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	80
As First Preference	34
As second preference	19
As third preference	18

Total Offers Made	34
first preference offers	34
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	76
As First Preference	30
As second preference	12
As third preference	22

Total Offers Made	33
first preference offers	30
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.04%
Total Applications	108
As First Preference	52
As second preference	21
As third preference	13

Total Offers Made	52
first preference offers	50
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.30%
Total Applications	170
As First Preference	65
As second preference	54
As third preference	28

Total Offers Made	51
first preference offers	50
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.59%
Total Applications	172
As First Preference	70
As second preference	50
As third preference	37

Total Offers Made	45
first preference offers	44
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.70%
Total Applications	214
As First Preference	73
As second preference	52
As third preference	43

Total Offers Made	48
first preference offers	43
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	0

Secondary Admissions

first preference v offers	1.05%
Total Applications	288
As first preference	108
As second preference	96
As third preference	84

Total Offers Made	108
first preference offers	103
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.20%
Total Applications	254
As first preference	114
As second preference	71
As third preference	67

Total Offers Made	110
first preference offers	95
second preference offers	9
third preference offers	6

first preference v offers	1.00%
Total Applications	214
As first preference	88
As second preference	66
As third preference	60

Total Offers Made	109
first preference offers	88
second preference offers	17
third preference offers	1

first preference v offers	1.01%
Total Applications	195
As first preference	85
As second preference	51
As third preference	59

Total Offers Made	99
first preference offers	84
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	6

first preference v offers	1.00%
Total Applications	144
As first preference	58
As second preference	36
As third preference	49

Total Offers Made	76
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	10
third preference offers	6

first preference v offers	1.50%
Total Applications	142
As first preference	33
As second preference	47
As third preference	61

Total Offers Made	37
first preference offers	22
second preference offers	10
third preference offers	5

first preference v offers	2.50%
Total Applications	202
As first preference	50
As second preference	73
As third preference	79

Total Offers Made	25
first preference offers	20
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	2.87%
Total Applications	231
As first preference	66
As second preference	85
As third preference	79

Total Offers Made	28
first preference offers	23
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	3

first preference v offers	1.94%
Total Applications	233
As first preference	33
As second preference	101
As third preference	99

Total Offers Made	26
first preference offers	17
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	2

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	77%
any other white background ethnic origin	6.3%
african ethnic origin	2.2%
indian ethnic origin	2.1%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.5%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.2%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	1.2%
white and asian ethnic origin	1.1%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	1.1%
chinese ethnic origin	1%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.6%
any other black background ethnic origin	0.6%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	78.5%
any other white background ethnic origin	5.3%
indian ethnic origin	2%
african ethnic origin	1.9%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.7%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	1.3%
white and asian ethnic origin	1%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1%
chinese ethnic origin	0.9%
any other black background ethnic origin	0.8%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.6%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	0.6%