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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

County Durham, DH1 4SUSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
Progress 8
+0.18
Above average
−20+2
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
309 1st-choice / 260 places
Ranking
#1,128
of 3,141 nationally

About Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, but the story of its academic outcomes is more nuanced than that single grade suggests. The school’s Progress 8 score of 0.18 is a strong indicator of how much value it adds for its pupils, placing it well above the County Durham local authority average of -0.21. This means that, on average, students here achieve nearly a fifth of a grade more per subject than pupils with similar starting points nationally. In the local authority rankings, the school sits 9th out of 31 secondary schools, putting it in the top third. The school also performs strongly on the basics measure, with 80.3% of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. While the overall Progress 8 banding is described as ‘Average’, the school’s maths Progress 8 score of 0.25 and EBacc Progress 8 of 0.23 both suggest particular strength in these areas.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCrossgate Moor, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU
HeadteacherRosslyn McFadden
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Number of Pupils1,688
Free School Meals (FSM)15.6%
School Capacity1,688 / 1,700 (99% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 10 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Playing FieldsICT SuiteAstro TurfTennis CourtsGymnasiumSwimming PoolDining HallChapelSixth Form Centre

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

16

Sports

SwimmingCross CountryAthleticsBasketballFootballGymnasticsMartial ArtsRugby

Clubs & Activities

Young EnterpriseDramaNewspaperScience ClubModel United NationsArt ClubDuke of EdinburghDebate

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 14:45

Source: durhamjohnston.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.