Durham Sixth Form Centre

Providence Row, City of Durham, County Durham, DH1 1SG

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

16 plus

Phase

16–19

Ages

1,708

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy 16-19 converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: County Durham →
School Type: Academy 16-19 converter
Phase: 16 plus
Age Range: Ages 16–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 1,708 / 2,000 (85%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

Disadvantaged

2.7%

EAL

0.2%

SEN support

3.7%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Sixth form (Key Stage 5)

A-level average grade

651 students

23.1%

AAB+ (2 facilitating)

67%

To higher education

23%

To top-third universities

To apprenticeship

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

80.5

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.4 vs 2023/24

22.2

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.9 vs 2023/24

10.22

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

£53,488

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 10% on leadership pay

↑ +£5,673 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 2 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,666

Spend per pupil

£6,589

Income per pupil

44%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.