Durham Johnston Comprehensive SchoolDurham Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Durham.
Summary of the comparison
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School and Durham Academy are secondary schools in Durham.
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Durham Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is ahead on our composite score.
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School was judged strong and Durham Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.2 for Durham Johnston Comprehensive School and 37.4 for Durham Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Durham Johnston Comprehensive School (57.4 in 2021-22, 55.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DurhamDurham Johnston Comprehensive School | DurhamDurham Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 30 in County Durham Stronger figure | 26th of 30 in County Durham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,688 | 396 | |
| Capacity | 1,700 | 693 | |
| Location | Durham, DH1 4SU | Durham, DH7 7NG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.2 Stronger figure | 37.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.1% Stronger figure | 22.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.2% Stronger figure | 44.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.5% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.77 Stronger figure | 3.11 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 264 | 50 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 183 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 39.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.1% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,688 | 396 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.9% | 62.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.2% | 6.8% | |
| SEN support | 6.8% | 28.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 6.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 12.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.5% Stronger figure | 34.1% | 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.
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham Academy
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