Durham Johnston Comprehensive 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/02/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Crossgate Moor, Durham, DH1 4SU
Website: www.durhamjohnston.org.uk
Telephone: 01913843887
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew O'Sullivan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114312

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1700
Number of Pupils: 1691
Number of Boys: 842
Number of Girls: 849

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.18 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.35
Of the 232 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 228 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:64%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:55.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.96
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 2,618 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Relly Path , Neville's Cross DH1 4JG
3out of 4 923 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Crossgate Peth , DH1 4QB
4out of 4 1,113 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Church Street , DH1 3DQ
3out of 4 1,997 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Newton Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5BG
4out of 4 2,170 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bearpark Primary School
Colliery Road , Bearpark DH7 7AU
3out of 4 2,518 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor , DH1 4SU
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Leonard's Catholic School
North End , DH1 4NG
3out of 4 833 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row , The Sands DH1 1SG
4out of 4 1,632 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5BQ
2out of 4 2,288 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
Bracken Court , Ushaw Moor DH7 7NG
2out of 4 2,902 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Durham
Framwellgate Moor Centre , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5ES
- not rated 1,980 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham School
Quarry Heads Lane , DURHAM DH1 4SZ
- not rated 1,376 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close , Aykley Heads DH1 5WB
3out of 4 1,534 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Chorister School
The College , DH1 3EL
- not rated 1,541 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Claypath , Durham DH1 1RH
- not rated 1,647 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Durham
University Office , Old Evet DH1 3HP
- not rated 1,947 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.