Dyke House Academy

Dyke House Academy (formerly Dyke House Secondary Modern School, Dyke House Comprehensive School and then Dyke House Sports and Technology College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Hartlepool, County Durham, England.[2]

Dyke House Academy
Address
Mapleton Road

Hartlepool

County Durham
,
TS24 8NQ

England
Coordinates54.69615°N 1.21805°W / 54.69615; -1.21805
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityHartlepool Borough Council
TrustNorthern Education Trust
Department for Education URN139405 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive PrincipalAndrew Jordon
PrincipalAdam Palmer[1]
GenderCoeducational[1]
Age11 to 18[1]
Enrolment1247
Capacity1288
Websitedha.northerneducationtrust.org

School history

The school was previously a secondary modern school, opened in 1939.[3][4] A film was made of activities at the school in 1950.[5]

In 1993, the school was the second nationally following the introduction of Ofsted to be judged to be "causing concern".[6] The then headteacher and staff noted in response the high level of deprivation in the area from which the school's pupils come, and the high level of special educational needs among the school's children.[6] Local authority funding had been reduced.[6]

In 2008, the school was mentioned in the House of Commons as one of a number of schools which had not entered any children for a GCSE in a modern foreign language in the last three years.[7]

Previously a foundation school administered by Hartlepool Borough Council, Dyke House Sports and Technology College converted to academy status in May 2013. The school is now part of the Northern Education Trust but continues to coordinate with Hartlepool Borough Council for admissions. The school was later renamed Dyke House Academy.

As of 2020, the school's most recent full inspection was in 2015, with a judgement of Good.[8] There was a short inspection in 2019, which made no change to the judgement of Good.[9]

In 2019, the school's Progress 8 measure at GCSE was average.[10] The proportion of children achieving Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs was above the average for Hartlepool.[10] Absence and persistent absence were high.[10]

Progress at A-level in 2019 was above average.[11]

Academics

Dyke House Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also has specialisms in sports and technology.[12]

Notable former pupils

Notable staff

References
  1. "Dyke House Sports and Technology College". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. https://dha.northerneducationtrust.org/
  3. Robert Wood (1967). West Hartlepool: The Rise and Development of a Victorian New Town. West Hartlepool Corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "Dyke House Secondary Modern School". Hartlepool History Then & Now. Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. "RICHMOND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL AND DYKE HOUSE SECONDARY MODERN GIRLS SCHOOL WEST HARTLEPOOL (1950)". Yorkshire Film Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. Williams, Elaine (27 May 1993). "Education: How can a school pull itself out of catastrophe?: Under siege since the middle classes went elsewhere". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. "Languages: Column 428W". House of Commons. Hansard. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. Blake, Brian (2015). /v1/file/2555806 "Dyke House Sports & Technology College". Ofsted. Retrieved 11 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. Murray, Daniel (2019). "Dyke House Sports & Technology College". Ofsted. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  10. "Dyke House Sports and Technology College". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  11. "Dyke House Sports and Technology College". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  12. "Specialisms". dykehousecollege.com.
  13. "Middlesbrough FC talent Harry Chapman hands special gift to former school".
  14. "Dyke House Sports & Technology College on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.
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