SCHOOL PROFILE

North Durham Academy: data, trends and context

North Durham Academy is a secondary school in County Durham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136745
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
County Durham
Region
North East
Trust
CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
DH9 0TW
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
935
FSM eligible
50.6%
EAL / First language other than English
3.6%
SEND (total)
19.7%
SEN Support
16.5%
EHCP
3.2%
White British
93.0%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
87.8%
Overall absence
12.2%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Severe absence
7.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
County DurhamLocal authority91.4%8.6%3.4%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
59.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
16.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
1.3%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
39.8
English & maths grade 5+
31.7%
English & maths grade 4+
51.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See North Durham Academy against 25 similar schools

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North Durham Academy is a secondary school in County Durham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.