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Ferryhill School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Merrington Road, Ferryhill DL17 8RW · ferryhill.school · 01740 651554
On the mapSearch near DL17 8RW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.5
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 727
- 79% of 915 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Eden Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 156 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 156 | 134 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 121 | 106 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 145 | 125 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 162 | 162 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 163 | 183 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.5, and 24.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.21 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114299)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.6 | +0.5 |
| Sixth form college | 4 | +2 |
| Further education | 60.9 | −8.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | +4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −0.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Ferryhill School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 15 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114299), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114299)
May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114299)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 97
- 12% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (29%) with SEND