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
- 1000 (58% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.4%
- Persistent absence
- 42.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 94.4%
Mixed 1.5%
Other White 1.2%
Other 1.2%
African 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.98
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 10 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 20 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 28 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
North Durham Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 108 99 |
| Year 8 | 198 94 104 |
| Year 9 | 195 109 86 |
| Year 10 | 208 103 105 |
| Year 11 | 192 88 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 22.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |