Belmont Community School
Community school · 887 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
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The Academy at Shotton Hall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,202of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 194
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 9 July 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Shotton Hall School (URN 114314, until 1 February 2011).
What the data says
The Academy at Shotton Hall has no sixth form. Of the 203 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 44% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.2 against 46.1 across England and 44.1 in County Durham, with 53% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, The Academy at Shotton Hall is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 Academy at Shotton Hall | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 203 | 5,399 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 24% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Academy at Shotton Hall | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 52.2 | 44.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 47% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 28% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 50.0 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.0 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 194 | 100% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 80% |
| English Literature | 194 | 100% | 86% | 31% | 21% | 87% |
| English Language | 194 | 100% | 89% | 27% | 20% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 164 | 85% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 71% |
| History | 113 | 58% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 61% |
| Geography | 92 | 47% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 68% |
| French | 91 | 47% | 18% | 13% | 29% | 76% |
| Media Studies | 85 | 44% | 4% | 21% | 20% | 73% |
| Art and Design | 37 | 19% | 7% | 27% | 24% | 86% |
| Physical Education | 33 | 17% | 11% | 3% | 24% | 48% |
| Biology | 30 | 15% | 23% | 43% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 15% | 23% | 30% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 30 | 15% | 23% | 40% | 46% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 13% | 31% | 54% | 32% | 92% |
| Photography | 20 | 10% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 100% |
| Citizenship Studies | 19 | 10% | 3% | 11% | 19% | 79% |
| Music | 18 | 9% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 6% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| Drama | 11 | 6% | 7% | 9% | 27% | 91% |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 73 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 57 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 32 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 23 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 16 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 5 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 4 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in County Durham
Bishop Barrington Academy
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Consett Academy
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Dene Academy
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78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
Durham Academy
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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.