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North Durham Academy

High Street, Stanley, DH9 0TW

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.3%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.43
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils935

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (3 Oct 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DH9. Where we have them, council (County Durham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
935
Free school meals
50.6%
11.4% above district average (39.2%)

Also: County Durham 31.3% · England 25.8%

SEN
15.5%
10.7% below district average (26.2%)

Also: County Durham 15.8% · England 16.5%

EAL
4.7%
1.2% above district average (3.5%)
Attendance
94.3%
0.2% above district average (94.1%)

Also: County Durham 91.5% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
13.4%
Progress 8
-0.43 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
39.8
Grade 5+ English & maths
31.7%
Grade 4+ English & maths
51.1%
Entered for EBacc
6.7%
EBacc average point score
3.21

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DH9 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2193%
  • 2021/2287.8%
  • 2022/2385.7%
  • 2023/2485%
  • 2024/2588%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
908
Pupils on roll
935

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the County Durham page.

SEN support

SEN %
15.5%
On-site provision
SEN provision · SLCN, SEMH
Need types
SLCNSEMH

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates