Durham Sixth Form Centre

Academy 16-19 converter; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school; mixed; ages 16 to 19; 1,747 pupils; County Durham, DH1 1SG; URN 150012

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for Durham Sixth Form Centre. Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools separately, as further education providers. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, one has a report card, five have key judgements without an overall grade, one has an overall grade on the old scale and one has an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at Hermitage Academy, dates from 12 March 2024; the latest, at Durham Academy, from 20 January 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Durham Sixth Form Centre and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Durham Sixth Form Centre’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Durham Sixth Form Centre
DH1 1SG, County Durham; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade B, 39.84 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
0.59 mi951 m NW
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
DH1 4NG, County Durham; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 8 October 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 56.5 (County Durham 44.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 59.8% (County Durham 43.0%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 38.91 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
0.93 mi1,494 m W
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
DH1 4SU, County Durham; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 4 February 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 56.3 (County Durham 44.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 66.2% (County Durham 43.0%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 39.67 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
1.3 mi2,042 m N
Framwellgate School Durham
DH1 5BQ, County Durham; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 5 November 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 48.9 (County Durham 44.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 46.8% (County Durham 43.0%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 33.92 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: requires improvement
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Framwellgate School Durham
1.9 mi2,988 m E
Belmont Community School
DH1 2AG, County Durham

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 20 March 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 48.6 (County Durham 44.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 48.2% (County Durham 43.0%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Belmont Community School
2.6 mi4,142 m W
Durham Academy
DH7 7NG, County Durham

Report card inspected 20 January 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 39.0 (County Durham 44.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 33.9% (County Durham 43.0%, England 46.3%)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: expected standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Durham Academy
5.0 mi7,983 m N
Hermitage Academy
DH2 3AD, County Durham

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 12 March 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 50.1 (County Durham 44.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 49.7% (County Durham 43.0%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 31.08 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Hermitage Academy
5.2 mi8,344 m NE
Hetton Academy
DH5 9JZ, Sunderland

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 10 December 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 52.2 (Sunderland 43.6, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 59.8% (Sunderland 44.7%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Hetton Academy
5.2 mi8,366 m N
Park View School
DH3 3QA, County Durham; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 8 April 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 46.8 (County Durham 44.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 42.2% (County Durham 43.0%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 32.92 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Park View School

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The latest inspection, in detail

Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for this school under its register number.

Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education and skills providers, and those inspections are not in this data: check the school’s page on Ofsted’s reports website.

Exam results

A level results, 2024/25: 651 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	B	B-
A level average point score per entry	39.84	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	23.1%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Hermitage Academy County Durham, 5.0 mi in a straight line
North Durham Academy County Durham, 7.9 mi in a straight line
Biddick Academy Sunderland, 8.0 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Durham Sixth Form Centre is a state-funded mixed sixth form college or 16 to 19 school in County Durham, for students aged 16 to 19. The register counts 1,747 pupils for a capacity of 2,000. Trust: PROVIDENCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Address: Providence Row, The Sands, Durham, DH1 1SG. Website: www.durhamsixthformcentre.org.uk/.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Ofsted: Education inspection framework for use from November 2025 (further education and skills providers include 16 to 19 academies and free schools), accessed 2 November 2026.
Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.