Belmont Community SchoolFramwellgate School Durham
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Durham.
Summary of the comparison
Belmont Community School and Framwellgate School Durham are secondary schools in Durham.
Belmont Community School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Framwellgate School Durham scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Belmont Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Belmont Community School was judged Good and Framwellgate School Durham was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.4 for Belmont Community School and 45.2 for Framwellgate School Durham.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Belmont Community School (51.0 in 2021-22, 53.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Framwellgate School Durham (48.6 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DurhamBelmont Community School | DurhamFramwellgate School Durham | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 30 in County Durham Stronger figure | 21st of 30 in County Durham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 847 | 1,247 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 1,330 | |
| Location | Durham, DH1 2AG | Durham, DH1 5BQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.4 Stronger figure | 45.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.2% Stronger figure | 40.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.8% Stronger figure | 60.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 92.3% Stronger figure | 75.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 Stronger figure | 4.08 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 142 | 207 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 66 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 33.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 34.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 13.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 847 | 1,247 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.5% | 24.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.9% | 6.9% | |
| SEN support | 12.5% | 7.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.6% | 23.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Belmont Community School
Framwellgate School Durham
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