School profile
Norman Cornish Academy
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW
Overview
Norman Cornish Academy is a special / send school (academy special converter) in Spennymoor, North East, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy special converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Age range
- Ages 11–16
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- School capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 151483
Admissions
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Academy trust or group
- HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST
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Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.
Previous school performance
These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 5.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths | 0% |
| Entering the EBacc | 0% |
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 December 2023 · Published 31 January 2024
Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, The Meadows School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
SEND and additional needs
Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Location
- Address
- Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW
- Local authority
- County Durham
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