Durham Academy
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
Local ranking29th of 34 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Secondary
Phase
693
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 37.4
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 22.0%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 44.0%
- Entering EBacc
- 26.0%
- EBacc APS
- 3.1
- Cohort Size
- 50
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
- 223 (56%)
- Girls
- 173 (44%)
- Capacity
- 693 (57% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.1%
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: 90.5%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Other: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
90.5%
White British
2.1%
White Other
2.1%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 149251
- UKPRN
- 10090974
- Establishment No.
- 4192
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP