Belmont Community School
Community school · 887 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
Community special school
The Oaks Secondary School
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- Free school meals
- 64.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 72
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding, 18 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 55 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Oaks Secondary School in 2023, 0% stayed on in The Oaks Secondary School’s own sixth form (County Durham average 30%), 47% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
The Oaks Secondary School is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 3.5, 0% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in County Durham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Oaks Secondary School | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 55 | 5,399 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 38% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Oaks Secondary School | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 3.5 | 44.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 1% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.30 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 58% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 3.0 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 4.2 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 4% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 23 | 32% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| English Language | 16 | 22% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 15 | 21% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 13% |
| Art and Design | 13 | 18% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 15% |
| History | 7 | 10% | 41% | 0% | 26% | 0% |
| Photography | 5 | 7% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Textiles | 2 | 3% | 2% | — | 27% | — |
Other secondary schools in County Durham
Bishop Barrington Academy
Academy converter · 599 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4
Consett Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,493 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Dene Academy
Academy converter · 638 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
Durham Academy
Academy converter · 405 pupils
67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.4
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Community school · sixth form · 1,667 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.