Hummersknott Academy is a secondary school in Darlington in the north east of England. It schools approximately 1250 pupils aged eleven to sixteen. It has specialist Language College status. Although situated in a fairly affluent area, the school serves students from across Darlington, including areas of high social and economic disadvantage.
It was redesignated as a specialist language college in 2005 and holds accreditations for Artsmark Silver, Eco-schools Silver, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents silver award for Health and Safety and an International School Award. An Ofsted report in November 2009 detailed the 'overall effectiveness of the school' as grade 2, which is classified as 'good'. The Ofsted report also concluded that 'Hummersknott is a good school with a number of outstanding features' and 'the curriculum is good and improving'.
Read more about Hummersknott Academy: History, The College Music Festival, Subjects, Languages, Notable Alumni, The Lesotho Project
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