County Durham school rankings
Explore GCSE and A-Level results, entries and published grade rates.
GCSE rankings
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 45 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 50 and English & maths 5+ of at least 50%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (9)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,215 | 36.9% | 24.1% | 12.7% |
| 2 | St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,652 | 33.6% | 19.8% | 7.9% |
| 3 | Teesdale School and Sixth Form | Not recorded | State-funded | 833 | 33.2% | 18.6% | 8.3% |
| 4 | Sedgefield Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,368 | 29.9% | 16.6% | 5.7% |
| 5 | Wolsingham School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,073 | 26.8% | 16.4% | 6.7% |
| 6 | The Academy at Shotton Hall | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,583 | 25.8% | 13.3% | 4.7% |
| 7 | Tanfield School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 877 | 23.8% | 10.9% | 4.2% |
| 8 | Whitworth Park Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,224 | 23.6% | 11.4% | 4.1% |
| 9 | Easington Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 910 | 20.8% | 8.7% | 2.3% |
Not ranked (36)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Castle School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Belmont Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Bishop Auckland College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Consett Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Croft Community School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Delta Independent School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Dene Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Durham Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Durham High School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| East Durham College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Elemore Hall School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Ferryhill School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Forest Park School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Framwellgate School Durham | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Greenfield Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Hermitage Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Hope Wood Academy | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Norman Cornish Academy | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| North Durham Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Park View School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Parkside Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Seaham High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Staindrop Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| The Grange Learning Centre | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Independent Grammar School:Durham | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Meadows School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Oaks Secondary School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| UTC South Durham | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Wellfield School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Woodham Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
A-Level rankings
Latest imported year: 2024/25. Links to all 20 schools with A-Level records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by A*–B, then A*–A, then A*, highest first. At least 60 known entries, 80% coverage, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (13)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | A*–B | A*–A | A* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 549 | 68.2% | 38.4% | 13.7% |
| 2 | Durham Sixth Form Centre | Post-16 admissions | State-funded | 1,547 | 67.6% | 34.3% | 9.6% |
| 3 | St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | Non-Selective | State-funded | 278 | 64.7% | 34.9% | 14.5% |
| 4 | Barnard Castle School | Selective | Independent | 190 | 50.0% | 23.1% | 5.0% |
| 5 | Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation | Selective | Independent | 200 | 49.7% | 28.1% | 5.8% |
| 6 | Framwellgate School Durham | Non-Selective | State-funded | 158 | 48.6% | 15.5% | 6.8% |
| 7 | St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 153 | 48.4% | 21.0% | 7.3% |
| 8 | Park View School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 195 | 46.6% | 19.1% | 2.8% |
| 9 | St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester | Non-Selective | State-funded | 155 | 45.4% | 19.9% | 5.7% |
| 10 | King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Non-Selective | State-funded | 74 | 42.4% | 12.1% | 1.5% |
| 11 | New College Durham | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 171 | 33.6% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| 12 | Hermitage Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 111 | 28.1% | 11.2% | 1.1% |
| 13 | East Durham College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 186 | 21.6% | 4.8% | 0.6% |
Not ranked (7)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate |
| Consett Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Durham High School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Durham Sixth Form Centre | Post-16 admissions | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Teesdale School and Sixth Form | Not recorded | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| UTC South Durham | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |