Secondary
Durham Academy
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 405 of 693 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
22%
37.4
6th of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Durham we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 |
| Entered the EBacc | 26% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 19% |
| 24/25 | 22% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 36.3 |
| 24/25 | 37.4 |
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
County Durham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Alison Jobling
- Address
- Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
- Telephone
- 01913730336