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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 February 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry299 applications · 185 places offered · 212 named it first
- 2026 1.6; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2025 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2023 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.5; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2020 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 1.5; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 1.4; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2017 1.4; County Durham median median 1.7
- 2016 1.3; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.3; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2014 1.3; County Durham median median 1.4
- This school
- County Durham median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 185 | 299 | 1.6 | 212 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2025 | 186 | 270 | 1.5 | 198 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 163 | 251 | 1.5 | 175 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 160 | 294 | 1.8 | 171 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 171 | 257 | 1.5 | 156 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 163 | 244 | 1.5 | 158 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 149 | 198 | 1.3 | 130 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 131 | 200 | 1.5 | 123 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 149 | 204 | 1.4 | 132 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 140 | 194 | 1.4 | 114 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 | 151 | 200 | 1.3 | 137 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 | 159 | 201 | 1.3 | 136 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 | 137 | 172 | 1.3 | 128 | 0.93 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 168 | 48.6 | 48% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 142 | 53.4 | 59% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 136 | 48.1 | 48% | 68% | +0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 152 | 51.7 | 55% | 73% | +0.42 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Belmont Community SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.6applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20253.1applications per place 56.3Attainment 8
- 5.7 km · SunderlandGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · Sunderland20261.5applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · County Durham20261.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · County DurhamGood20242.4applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 114308 · 840/4185
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 887 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- The Links, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2AG
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources