Hermitage Academy

School Name: Hermitage Academy
Address: Waldridge Lane
Town/City: Chester le Street
County: County Durham
Postcode: DH2 3AD
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.hermitageacademy.co.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
Trust: North East Learning Trust
Sponsor: North East Learning Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Lindsay Maughan
Capacity: 1050
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 881 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 84% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30.5%

URN: 147531
DfE Number: 840/4010
UKPRN: 10084301
UPRN: 100110739892
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: North Durham (E14001389)
Electoral Ward: Chester-le-Street South (E05016164)

Easting & Northing: 426255E, 550775N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 51' 6.23" N 1° 35' 32.87" W
Plus Code: 9C6WVC25+M2

DfE Record: View record

1. Bullion Lane Primary School (0.6km)
2. Newker Primary School (0.7km)
3. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School (1.4km)
4. Cestria Primary School (1.4km)
5. Red Rose Primary School (1.4km)
6. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street (1.5km)
7. Park View School (1.5km)
8. Pelton Community Primary School (2.6km)
9. Roseberry Primary and Nursery School (2.7km)
10. Edmondsley Primary Academy (2.9km)

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• The Academy at Shotton Hall
• Easington Academy
• Meadowdale Academy
• Biddick Academy
• Browney Primary Academy
• Diamond Hall Junior Academy
• Teesdale School and Sixth Form
• Ashington Academy
• Sacriston Academy
• Bedlington Academy
• Rye Hills Academy
• Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy
• Carville Academy
• Churchill Academy

• The Hermitage Academy