North Durham Academy is a state-funded secondary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 935 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,700.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (21 Jun 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 39.8 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 119 first-preference applications and 163 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 21 Jun 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Requires improvement |
Published 21 Sept 2022.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | County Durham |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 163 |
| First-preference applications | 119 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 256 |
| First-preference offers | 119 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 39.8 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 51.1% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 31.7% |
| EBacc entry | 6.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 4.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 2.8% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.21 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 9.8% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 54.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3% |
| Employment | 7.5% |
| Not sustained | 19.7% |
| Unknown | 5.8% |
Cohort: 173 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 74.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
15.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.45% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 6.78% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 93% |
| White other | 1.9% |
| Mixed | 1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Black | 2.1% |
| Other | 0.9% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
87.5% would recommend this school
48 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 81.3% |
| Feels safe | 87.5% |
| Behaviour | 72.9% |
| Bullying handled | 46.2% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 45.5% |
| Communication | 75% |
| Concerns handled | 66.6% |
| Best interests | 77.1% |
| Support to learn | 85.4% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:30 – 15:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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