Framwellgate School Durham

State-Funded School

framwellgate-school-durham-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

City of DurhamConstituency

DH1 5BQPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,204 pupils. Framwellgate School Durham is part of The Excel Academy Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,204

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,204
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Excel Academy Partnership

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Dec 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
19 Sept 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.