Hummersknott is a successful and thriving Community School. Consistently over subscribed, it was described by Ofsted as “Good with outstanding features" in November 2008. We also pride ourselves on our commitment to a broad education with a wide range of curricular activities both in and out of School. Academic progress is good, with results well above national and local averages.
Location
The School is situated in a very pleasant residential area in the south-west outskirts of Darlington. There is easy access to the Yorkshire Moors and Dales and the coast. The A1(M) and the A66(T) pass near the school so there is a wide choice of places to live within 20 minutes of travelling. Durham is 20 minutes away to the north; York, Newcastle and Leeds are less than 45 minutes away and Darlington (population 90,000) has excellent facilities.
We
are committed to developing the school as a facility for the local
community and the 
technology and science
block, drama and recording studios, theatre and new facilities for art
including ceramics. A state of the art ICT network covers the
whole school with 9 ICT suites available. Our sports facilities
are amongst the best in the country with a floodlit third generation
football pitch, swimming pool, dance studios, gym, sportshall and
extensive grounds with high quality pitches. 
Hummersknott
was originally the Girls' High School which moved into this building in
1955. In 1968 it was reorganised by the then Darlington County Borough
to form one of six 11-16 co-educational comprehensive schools. In 2006 a
£14.5 million refurbishment programme commenced providing state of the
art facilities for students and staff.
The
school, which is heavily oversubscribed, now takes 240 students each
year and these are organised into 5 colleges of entry.
of languages. All students
study either German, French or Spanish in Year 7. In Year 8 they
take a second language chosen from these three along with Russian and
Chinese. All students take a language to examination level. We have
partner schools in France, Germany, Spain, Russia and China and students
have opportunities to exchange with students in these countries and to
take part in visits abroad.
here
are 5 College Directors who also manage and lead subject leaders.
Students are registered in their college blocks. Form tutors follow
their form through the school and are responsible for the individual
care and welfare of their students. All students spend at least a week
on work experience in year 10. Extra curricular activities are a strong
feature of the school and inter-college activities take place each week. These are led and organised by Year 11 students. 
The
school believes a strong partnership between staff, parents and students
is vital for success. We operate an open school policy, and all staffs
e-mail addresses are available on this website. Parents receive
There
are over 70 members of teaching staff (including a PE instructor) and over
60 Support Staff who have provided a curriculum to cater for the needs
of all abilities. Staff are encouraged to use a wide variety of teaching
styles to meet different objectives.
