North Durham Academy
About the school
North Durham Academy 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
- 21 June 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.8
- 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
- 31.70%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.10%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 6.70%
- 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
976
Girls
48.67%
Boys
51.33%
SEN support
12.81%
Education, health and care plan
2.66%
English as an additional language
4.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
51.95%
Overall absence
12.23
Persistent absence
36.77
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
173
Sustained education or employment
75%
Education
65%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
8%
Not sustained
20%