Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise is a secondary school located in Durham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/10/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bracken Court, Durham, DH7 7NG
Website: http://durhamfederation.net/
Telephone: 01913730336
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Alison Jobling
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114311

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 693
Number of Pupils: 299
Number of Boys: 147
Number of Girls: 152

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -1.55 to -0.86
Of the 55 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 53 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:35%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:75%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:2%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:26.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.31
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Langley Moor Nursery School
Brandon Lane , Langley Moor DH7 8LL
4out of 4 3,236 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
Durham Road , Ushaw Moor DH7 7LF
- not rated 563 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery
Durham Road , Ushaw Moor DH7 7LF
3out of 4 648 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bearpark Primary School
Colliery Road , Bearpark DH7 7AU
3out of 4 706 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Brancepeth Primary School
Rock Terrace , New Brancepeth DH7 7EU
2out of 4 1,855 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Witton Gilbert Primary School
Sacriston Lane , Witton Gilbert DH7 6TF
3out of 4 3,026 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
Bracken Court , Ushaw Moor DH7 7NG
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor , DH1 4SU
4out of 4 2,902 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.