Hermitage Academy
Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Not published
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 881 (433 boys, 448 girls)
- Capacity: 1050
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 30.1%
- Ofsted: Good (12 Mar 2024)
- Attainment 8: 50.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 368 applications, 154 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Cestria Primary School (0.9 miles, straight line)
- Park View School (0.9 miles, straight line)
- Red Rose Primary School (0.9 miles, straight line)
