Hurworth School

Hurworth School is an 11-16 school with academy status and is the lead school in Swift Academies Trust, where it works in partnership with The Rydal Academy and Longfield Academy.

The school is overscribed with circa 680 students attending the school; the school's PAN is 635.

The school has a reputation for being an outstanding school and has an impressive record of achievement as an outstanding school.

Hurworth is a forward-looking school and grasps the opportunities that present themselves. A love of learning is at the heart of Hurworth with a strong emphasis on high quality teaching. The curriculum is organised to meet the needs of all students and is regularly reviewed. All staff are hardworking and dedicated to the school; staff are specialists and experts in their field and are committed to achieving the best for their students and helping them to become the best versions of themselves.

Students are bright, enthusiastic and curious and have a love of learning.

As well as the formal curriculum, students at Hurworth enjoy a rich and varied extra-curricular educational offer.

Underpinning all that goes on at Hurworth is the schools aim of Achieving Excellence with Care, as such there are excellent relationships between staff and students. Staff give generously of their time and are rewarded by the commitment and dedication of the pupil.

I believe that the students, staff and parents/carers deserve nothing less than this commitment from me and the staff at the school.

Students only get one chance at a formal education and it our responsibility to make sure that this is best experience that it possibly can be. In order to do this, we must instill the joy of lifelong learning whilst ensuring that they have all of the necessary skills, knowledge, personal qualities and academic qualifications that they need to enable them to achieve their post-16 dreams, hopes and ambitions.

Chief Executive

Dean Judson

Head Teacher

Rachel Somerville

Values and vision

Hurworth School’s motto is “Achieving Excellence with Care”. The academy believes in the widest possible horizons for learning and aims to achieve the finest 11-16 education to be found anywhere. It endeavours to provide a curriculum that interests and motivates pupils, enabling them to develop their knowledge and make progress at a challenging pace. The secondary school also aims to help pupils develop lively and enquiring minds.

Ofsted report

"Hurworth School provides its students with an outstanding education. The School’s mission statement of ‘achieving excellence with care’ is at the heart of everything that happens. The outstanding care, guidance and support for the students mirrors the relentless focus on improving the quality of the students’ lives, not only through academic success, but also success in sport, the performing arts and business projects. This a school in which every student matters and each and every student is known. Parents are very happy with the education provided for their children."

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