Belmont Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 114308
- Address
- The Links, Belmont, DH1 2AG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 847 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 1.2% |
| Other Asian | 1.3% |
| Mixed | 1.6% |
| Other | 2.7% |
| White British | 89.1% |
| Chinese | 0.8% |
| Unclassified | 0.8% |
| Pakistani | 0.7% |
| African | 0.6% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.4% |
| Indian | 0.4% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.2% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Other Black | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 92% |
| Local authority average | 33% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 59% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 53.4 |
| Local authority average | 44.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 5.03 |
| Local authority average | 3.75 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Belmont Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 80 103 |
| Year 8 | 180 99 81 |
| Year 9 | 170 94 76 |
| Year 10 | 170 88 82 |
| Year 11 | 144 74 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.8% 3.0% |