Belmont Community School
Community school · 887 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
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Wolsingham School
- Pupils on roll
- 774of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 130
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 17 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Wolsingham School (URN 114297, until 1 September 2020).
What the data says
Wolsingham School has no sixth form. Of the 135 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 60% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.7 against 46.1 across England and 44.1 in County Durham, with 39% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Wolsingham School 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 | Wolsingham School | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 135 | 5,399 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 28% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 60% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Wolsingham School | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.7 | 44.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 22% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.9 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.0 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 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 | 126 | 97% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 63% |
| English Language | 126 | 97% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 67% |
| English Literature | 125 | 96% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 101 | 78% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 54% |
| History | 70 | 54% | 41% | 37% | 26% | 63% |
| Geography | 66 | 51% | 41% | 36% | 25% | 61% |
| Religious Studies | 37 | 28% | 31% | 41% | 32% | 84% |
| Business Studies | 36 | 28% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 39% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 18% | 7% | 33% | 24% | 71% |
| Biology | 24 | 18% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 18% | 23% | 42% | 47% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 18% | 11% | 33% | 24% | 71% |
| Physics | 24 | 18% | 23% | 54% | 46% | 100% |
| Spanish | 15 | 12% | 19% | 20% | 27% | 73% |
| French | 14 | 11% | 18% | 21% | 29% | 79% |
| Music | 13 | 10% | 5% | 8% | 33% | 54% |
| 3D Design | 5 | 4% | 2% | — | 16% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 40 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 27 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 22 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 19 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 1 | — | — |
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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.