Durham Sixth Form Centre

Providence Row, 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.