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Ofsted: Outstanding

Durham Sixth Form Centre

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

1,679

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Age Range

16-19

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Durham Sixth Form Centre is a Community school school in Durham, serving ages 16-19. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Durham Sixth Form Centre is a community school in Durham, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 16-19. It has a sixth form offering post-16 education. The school has approximately 1,679 pupils on roll.

A-level value added: +0.11 — students made above-average progress at sixth form.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.1%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Sixth Form (A-Level) Performance

A-level results for students who stayed in sixth form at this school. Value added measures how much progress students made relative to their GCSE starting point.

2024
A-Level Value Added

+0.11

vs expected from GCSEs

Pupils make above-average progress at A-level.

Avg Grade

B

Students

592

Retention rate95.40%
2023
Avg Grade

B

Students

654

Retention rate97.70%
2022
Avg Grade

B

Students

584

Retention rate95.2%

Source: DfE A Level and Other 16-18 Results

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
None Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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