Durham Academy
Academy converter in Durham, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 405 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 693 |
| Free school meals | 59.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://durhamacademy.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01913730336 |
| URN | 149251 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 8 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 March 2022, published 20 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise, URN 114311).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham (secondary school, about 3.3 km)
- Framwellgate School Durham (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- Belmont Community School (secondary school, about 7.1 km)
- Hermitage Academy (secondary school, about 8.3 km)
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester (secondary school, about 8.7 km)
- Parkside Academy (secondary school, about 9.0 km)
- Park View School (secondary school, about 9.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.