Durham Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Durham Academy is a secondary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Durham Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 22% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
- Year 7 2026 drew 83 first-choice applications for 89 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Some 59% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.1% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 405 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “This is a small school with big aspirations for its pupils.”
- “Over time, many aspects of school life have improved significantly.”
- “These include pupils' attitudes to their studies, rates of attendance and the wider opportunities provided for pupils.”
To improve
- “Despite the school's high ambitions for pupils and increasingly effective classroom practice, pupils do not achieve as well as they might.”
- “This is particularly the case in national tests and examinations.”
- “Over time, pupils' attainment has been below average.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 22% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 83 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 83 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Framwellgate School Durham 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Belmont Community School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hermitage Academy 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkside Academy 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Park View School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published