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Polam Hall School

Grange Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 5PA · URN 142174

Public data summary

5.9

out of 10 · 25 data sources

Coverage 63% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 441
Age range: 4–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 882
Local authority: Darlington

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.05
GCSE Attainment 8: 42.0
KS2 combined: 63.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 8.7%
Persistent absence: 26.2%
Free school meals: 25.8%
SEN support: 13.9%
English additional language: 14.3%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 10.5:1
Average class size: 24.4
Staff turnover: 10.7%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

6.4

8 contributing signals

Progress

6.8

4 contributing signals

Attendance

4.9

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.1

4 contributing signals

Equity

4.9

3 contributing signals

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