51.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
123.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
288
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterAnglican
StatusOpen
Overview of Durham High School · All-through · County Durham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
51.7
-20.2
71.961.851.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.7
EBacc entry
0%
-51pp
77%39%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
123.7
-185.3
315.0219.3123.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 123.7
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
39.5
-6.9
46.943.239.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39.5
A-level value added
+0.10
-0.3
+0.4+0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
19%
-20pp
61%35%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
Average A-level grade
B
-1
AA-B
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
288
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Farewell Hall, South Road, DH1 3TB
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 51.7 | Not applicable | 0% | 123.7 | 48% | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 98% | 87% | 71.9 | Not published | 51% | 309.0 | 53% | 311 |
| 2022/23 | 100% | 79% | 67.6 | Not published | 54% | 241.0 | 62% | 326 |
| 2021/22 | 100% | 82% | 69.8 | Not published | 50% | 315.0 | 64% | 351 |
| 2018/19 | 96% | 79% | 64.2 | Not published | 77% | 288.3 | 90% | 417 |
| 2017/18 | 92% | 78% | 68.3 | Not published | 88% | 319.7 | 98% | 427 |
| 2016/17 | 95% | 77% | 67.2 | Not published | 77% | — | 86% | 425 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | B | +0.10 | 19% | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 46.4 | A- | +0.40 | 39% | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 40.6 | B | — | 9% | 22 |
| 2021/22 | 46.9 | A- | — | 61% | 23 |
| 2018/19 | 41.0 | B | -0.02 | 38% | 30 |
| 2017/18 | 40.2 | B | +0.00 | 28% | 42 |
| 2016/17 | 39.6 | B | -0.22 | 29% | 27 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 288 | — | 24% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 311 | — | 14% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 326 | — | 20% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 351 | — | 11% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 375 | — | 10% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 417 | — | 11% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 427 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 425 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.