Belmont Community School
Community school · 887 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.4
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Sedgefield Community College
- Pupils on roll
- 982of 975 places
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 193
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding, 11 May 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Sedgefield Community College (URN 114317, until 1 January 2020).
What the data says
Sedgefield Community College has no sixth form. Of the 192 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 6% moved to a sixth form college, 36% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.5 against 46.1 across England and 44.1 in County Durham, with 50% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 77% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
As an 11–16 school, Sedgefield Community College is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Sedgefield Community College | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 192 | 5,399 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 36% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Sedgefield Community College | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.5 | 44.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 52% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.0 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.9 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 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 | 191 | 99% | 89% | 24% | 20% | 76% |
| Mathematics | 191 | 99% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 191 | 99% | 86% | 27% | 21% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 148 | 77% | 31% | 34% | 32% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 144 | 75% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 67% |
| Geography | 101 | 52% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 74% |
| History | 90 | 47% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 69% |
| French | 67 | 35% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 75% |
| Physics | 46 | 24% | 23% | 50% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 46 | 24% | 23% | 57% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 46 | 24% | 23% | 50% | 47% | 100% |
| Spanish | 34 | 18% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 85% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 14% | 9% | 22% | 28% | 81% |
| Physical Education | 20 | 10% | 11% | 40% | 24% | 100% |
| Photography | 18 | 9% | 6% | 22% | 19% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 7% | 13% | 43% | 30% | 100% |
| Music | 7 | 4% | 5% | 29% | 33% | 57% |
| Citizenship Studies | 7 | 4% | 3% | 29% | 19% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 189 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 35 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 28 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | 17 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 11 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 6 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | — | — |
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
Academy converter · 405 pupils
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.