Establishment Whitworth Park Academy
URN: 145564
Academy sponsor led
Academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Address
- Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7LN
- County Durham (840)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Stuart Dixon
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 11 to 16
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Academy trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Academy sponsor
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 145564,
DfE number: 840/4009
UKPRN: 10068491 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01388824800
- Ofsted rating and reports
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- Religious character
- None
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- Not applicable
- Official sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 1300
- Number of pupils
- 996
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2018
- Reason establishment opened
- New Provision
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 376
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 37.8%
- Type of SEN provision
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 2 July 2026
- Type of resourced provision
- Not applicable
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Shared chair of local governing body
Not recorded
Shared local governors
Not recorded
Local governance professional - individual academy or free school
Not recorded
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graham Darby | Not recorded | 1687039 | Appointed by GB/board | 1 September 2023 | 4 January 2030 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kendra Emery | Not recorded | 1878118 | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 6 May 2026 | 5 May 2030 |
| Ms Melanie Stubbs | Not recorded | 1876605 | Appointed by GB/board | 28 April 2026 | 27 April 2030 |
| Mr Zac Fletcher | Not recorded | 1862302 | Appointed by GB/board | 26 January 2026 | 25 January 2030 |
| Ms Nina Cooper | Not recorded | 1835570 | Appointed by GB/board | 30 September 2025 | 29 September 2029 |
| Ms Anne-Marie Chriswell | Not recorded | 1806893 | Appointed by GB/board | 24 March 2025 | 23 March 2029 |
| Ms Sarah Heightley | Not recorded | 1732352 | Appointed by GB/board | 13 March 2024 | 12 March 2028 |
| Ms Joy Allen | Not recorded | 1720907 | Appointed by GB/board | 17 January 2024 | 16 January 2028 |
| Mrs Anna Bowden | Not recorded | 1687023 | Appointed by GB/board | 5 September 2023 | 4 September 2027 |
| Mr Stuart Dixon | Not recorded | 1672652 | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 June 2023 | Not recorded |
Shared governance professional
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Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Rosenberg | 1720728 | Local governor | 17 January 2024 | 1 June 2026 |
| Jeffrey Spence | 1625360 | Local governor | 28 September 2022 | 13 October 2025 |
These establishments are linked with Whitworth Park Academy, URN: 145564. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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| URN | Establishment name | Type of link | Date linked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114300 | Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College | Predecessor | 28 February 2018 |
- Government office region (GOR)
- North East
- District
- County Durham
- Ward
- Spennymoor
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Urban/rural description
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E06000047
- Easting
- 424973
- Northing
- 533376
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 100110749148
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- County Durham 052
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- County Durham 052G
Age range
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School capacity
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.