Hope Wood Academy
Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, SR8 3LP
Academy special converter for ages 2–19 in Easington Colliery. Mixed intake.
Hope Wood Academy is a special academy in County Durham for children and young people aged 2 to 19. It has nursery classes, a sixth form and special classes. Its SEN provision spans autism, speech and language needs, hearing impairment and a range of learning difficulties. Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection (2018), making that rating more than five years old.
The school describes itself as a specialist academy in Easington, East Durham, serving pupils from County Durham and neighbouring local authorities. Its stated mission is to provide a welcoming, purposeful environment, and its motto is 'Learning together for lifelong success'.