Belmont Community School is a secondary school located in Durham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Buckinghamshire Road, Durham, DH1 2QP
Website: http://www.belmontschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01913865715
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Marsden
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114308

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 825
Number of Pupils: 754
Number of Boys: 380
Number of Girls: 374

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.23 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.43
Of the 152 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 148 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:19%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.16
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP 		2out of 4 107 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont
Thorndale Road , DH1 2AQ 		- not rated 543 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Scardale Way , Belmont DH1 2TX 		3out of 4 833 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham
Renny's Lane , Gilesgate DH1 2HZ 		3out of 4 1,291 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Kepier Crescent , Gilesgate DH1 1PH 		2out of 4 1,295 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row , The Sands DH1 1SG 		4out of 4 3,164 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Durham
University Office , Old Evet DH1 3HP 		- not rated 3,138 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Claypath , Durham DH1 1RH 		- not rated 3,205 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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