Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B70
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Durham, DH1 4SU
- Distance
- 2.7km away
Durham Academy
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
Local ranking27th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
693
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 20 January 2026. Figures last updated .
School history and status
Continues from Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise (URN 114311) since 1 September 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 33.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 59
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 76.0%
- Continued in education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 19.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 396
- Boys
- 217 (54%)
- Girls
- 188 (46%)
- Capacity
- 693 (58% full)
- SEND
- 34.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 62.1%
- EAL
- 6.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.1%
- SEN Support
- 28.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,295/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
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- White British: 90.8%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Black African: 1.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
90.8%
White British
2.1%
White Other
1.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Bracken Court
Durham, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 149251
- UKPRN
- 10090974
- Establishment No.
- 4192
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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