Ferryhill School
About the school
Ferryhill School is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 September 2022
- Published
- 9 November 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.5
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 24.80%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.00%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 31.20%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.21
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
731
Girls
49.52%
Boys
50.48%
SEN support
21.34%
Education, health and care plan
2.60%
English as an additional language
1.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
46.79%
Overall absence
9.43
Persistent absence
30.3
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
134
Sustained education or employment
83%
Education
73%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
13%