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Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise

Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG

Secondary

Phase

693

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 December 2022 and continues as Durham Academy (URN 149251) (opened 1 January 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2022-23
Average Attainment 8
35.0 nat46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
13.0% nat45.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
38.0% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc
37.0% nat39.0%
EBacc APS
2.9 nat4.0
Cohort Size
63

Destinations

After GCSE 2022-23

Sustained education/employment
81.0%
Continued in education
63.0%
Apprenticeships
6.0%
Employment
13.0%
Not sustained
17.0%

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
355
Boys
165 (46%)
Girls
190 (54%)
Capacity
693 (51% full)
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,012/yr

Attendance & Absence

2021-22

*Data not available for 2022-23 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
12.1%
Persistent Absence
42.0%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2021-22
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  • White British: 93.8%
  • White Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
  • White Traveller: 0.6%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%

93.8%

White British

2.5%

White Other

0.8%

Mixed White & Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Contact & Location

Bracken Court

Durham, North East

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Administrative

URN
114311
UKPRN
10015443
Establishment No.
4192

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