Durham High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- All-through
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 3 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Independent schools
- Funding
- Independent school
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Anglican
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 114330
- Address
- Farewell Hall, South Road, Durham, DH1 3TB
- Website
- http://www.dhsfg.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 311 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- n/a
- Free school meals (FSM)
- n/a
- Persistent absence
- n/a
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- NP
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 79%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 67.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.18
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 47 |