Belmont Community School
Community school · 887 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
Academy sponsor led
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
- Pupils on roll
- 684of 968 places
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 120
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 5 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Teesdale School (URN 137153, until 1 September 2016).
What the data says
Of the 106 pupils who finished Year 11 at Teesdale School and Sixth Form in 2023, 30% stayed on in Teesdale School and Sixth Form’s own sixth form (County Durham average 30%), 26% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 48 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 63% went to university (County Durham 32%, England 37%), and 34% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.6 against 46.1 across England and 44.1 in County Durham, with 49% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in County Durham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 106 | 5,399 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 25% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 9% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 48 | 4,586 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 63% | 32% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 34% | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 23% | 28% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 20% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.6 | 44.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 63% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.6 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.0 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 4% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 119 | 99% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 75% |
| Mathematics | 119 | 99% | 88% | 26% | 22% | 73% |
| English Literature | 119 | 99% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 93 | 78% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 58% |
| French | 76 | 63% | 18% | 8% | 29% | 64% |
| Geography | 72 | 60% | 41% | 25% | 25% | 69% |
| History | 63 | 53% | 41% | 38% | 26% | 71% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 31% | 11% | 16% | 23% | 73% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 34 | 28% | 8% | 53% | 21% | 88% |
| Physics | 26 | 22% | 23% | 46% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 26 | 22% | 23% | 46% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 22% | 23% | 46% | 47% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 19% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 65% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 18% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 59% |
| Music | 18 | 15% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 78% |
| Polish | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 60 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | 29 | 100% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 22 | 76% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 11 | 38% | — |
| Small Business Management | 1 | 3% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 54 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 29 | 1,658 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.14 | 35.70 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 10 | 34% | 13% |
| Biology | 9 | 31% | 20% |
| English Literature | 7 | 24% | 11% |
| English Language | 7 | 24% | 4% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 24% | 31% |
| History | 7 | 24% | 13% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 34% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in County Durham
Bishop Barrington Academy
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81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4
Consett Academy
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Dene Academy
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78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
Durham Academy
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67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.4
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Community school · sixth form · 1,667 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.