Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

City of DurhamConstituency

DH1 4SUPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Durham, North East.

It currently serves 1,667 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.77

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,667

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,667
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Apr 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
6 Mar 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.