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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Crossgate Moor, Durham DH1 4SU · durhamjohnston.org.uk · 0191 384 3887
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.2
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.38 mi
- 3.84 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · County Durham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,667
- 98% of 1,700 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.38 mi (3.84 km) from the school. Source: County Durham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 328 families put the school first and 257 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 257 | 328 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 260 | 309 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 263 | 364 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 258 | 366 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 262 | 347 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.38 mi3.84 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.2, and 62.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲62.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.77 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 60.5 | +5 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 25.2 | −6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 182 students | B (39.7) | Above average +0.12 | |
| 182 students | B (39.7) | Above average +0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 158 | B (41.5) | +0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 163 | B (40.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 194 | B+ (44.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 165 | B+ (42.4) | +0.31 |
| 2017/18 | 176 | B (40.7) | +0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 181 | B (40.9) | +0.39 |
| 2015/16 | 163 | B (41) | +0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 73.2 | +1.6 |
| Further and other education | 1.2 | −2.8 |
| Further education | 0.6 | −1.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 12.8 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Durham Johnston Comprehensive School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Feb 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (500 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 500
- 30% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 95 parents (19%) with SEND