Belmont Community School
Community school · 887 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
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Durham Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 405of 693 places
- Free school meals
- 59.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 50
- Ofsted
- Report card, 20 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise (URN 114311, until 1 September 2022).
What the data says
Durham Academy has no sixth form. Of the 63 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 49% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
19% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 90% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.4 against 46.1 across England and 44.1 in County Durham, with 22% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Durham Academy | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 63 | 5,399 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 76% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 67% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 17% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 49% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 19% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Durham Academy | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.4 | 44.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 26% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 70% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.8 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 38.7 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 50 | 100% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 42% |
| English Literature | 50 | 100% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 54% |
| Mathematics | 50 | 100% | 88% | 4% | 22% | 58% |
| Combined Science | 49 | 98% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 49% |
| Art and Design | 45 | 90% | 7% | 9% | 24% | 82% |
| History | 30 | 60% | 41% | 3% | 26% | 40% |
| Statistics | 21 | 42% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 48% |
| Geography | 16 | 32% | 41% | 0% | 25% | 6% |
| French | 14 | 28% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 64% |
| Polish | 1 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 12 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in County Durham
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Consett Academy
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Dene Academy
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78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
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90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.2
Easington Academy
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.8
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.