Academy converter · County Durham

Framwellgate School Durham

11–18Ages
1,204Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137696URN

Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.9 above County Durham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in County Durham

564 applications for 209 places · 6th of 29 in County Durham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.9of 90

County Durham 47.3 England 46.0

12th of 30 in County Durham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.9 above County Durham median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

564 applications · 209 places offered · 172 named it first

2026 2.7; County Durham median median 1.8
2025 2.7; County Durham median median 1.9
2024 2.7; County Durham median median 1.9
2023 2.8; County Durham median median 1.9
2022 2.7; County Durham median median 1.9
2021 2.5; County Durham median median 2.0
2020 2.5; County Durham median median 1.9
2019 2.2; County Durham median median 2.0
2018 2.6; County Durham median median 2.0
2017 2.6; County Durham median median 1.7
2016 1.8; County Durham median median 1.5
2015 1.9; County Durham median median 1.5
2014 2.1; County Durham median median 1.4

More applications per place than the County Durham median in 13 of 13 years.

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	209	564	2.7	172	0.82
Sep 2025	206	556	2.7	180	0.87
Sep 2024	221	596	2.7	190	0.86
Sep 2023	222	629	2.8	183	0.82
Sep 2022	220	589	2.7	206	0.94
Sep 2021	222	553	2.5	182	0.82
Sep 2020	220	544	2.5	202	0.92
Sep 2019	254	557	2.2	207	0.81
Sep 2018	203	526	2.6	158	0.78
Sep 2017	164	426	2.6	127	0.77
Sep 2016	233	426	1.8	198	0.85
Sep 2015	187	360	1.9	148	0.79
Sep 2014	142	301	2.1	123	0.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

218 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.912th of 30 in County Durham

County Durham 47.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%15th of 30 in County Durham

County Durham 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

County Durham 67% England 66%

This school
County Durham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.05

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	218	48.9	47%	66%	–
2024/25	207	45.2	40%	60%	–
2023/24	242	48.0	48%	64%	−0.05
2022/23	223	47.8	42%	62%	−0.04

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

Framwellgate School DurhamThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
1.5 km · County Durham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
2.1 km · County Durham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 56.3Attainment 8
Durham Academy
3.8 km · County Durham

2026

1.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Belmont Community School
4.0 km · County Durham

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Hermitage Academy
6.0 km · County Durham

Good2024

2.4applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
Park View School
6.6 km · County Durham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Hetton Academy
8.3 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Kepier
8.6 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 46.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137696 · 840/4190
Trust: The Excel Academy Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,330 pupils · 1,204 on roll
Free school meals: 26.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2011
Replaced: Framwellgate School Durham (URN 114309)
Address: Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ
Local authority: County Durham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources