Bishop Auckland College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 99 y.o.
Type
Colleges
Funding
Not available
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
130657
Address
Woodhouse Lane, DL14 6JZ

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 4%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 4.6
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 0.31
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
English LanguageGCSE47
MathematicsGCSE46
Science: Double AwardGCSE29
Hospitality / Catering StudiesTechnical Award2
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
55.0%
80.8%
85.5%
Further education
52.0%
45.4%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
31.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.6%
12.9%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
3.5%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
5.2%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
20.0%
7.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
16.0%
2.8%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
15.0%
50.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
18.3%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
11.0%
4.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.5%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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