North Durham Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 136745
- Address
- High Street, DH9 0TW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 976 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.7%
- Persistent absence
- 34.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 93.5%
Other 1.6%
Other White 1.3%
Mixed 1.1%
African 1.1%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.2
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 35 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 24 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 25 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
North Durham Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 120 105 |
| Year 8 | 202 102 100 |
| Year 9 | 183 91 92 |
| Year 10 | 186 103 83 |
| Year 11 | 180 85 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 65.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.8% 3.0% |