Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG
This school is closed (it closed in December 2022).
It was replaced by Durham Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Alison Jobling
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 693
- Pupils on roll
- 355
- URN
- 114311
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise was a community secondary school in Durham. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 355 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 63 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.78 -1.13 to -0.42 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 13% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 |
How Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise compares
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 355 | — |
| Durham Academy | 37.4 | 12.2% | 62.1% | 405 | 0.0 miles |
| Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | 55.2 | 6.5% | 15.9% | 1,667 | 1.7 miles |
| St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | 57.7 | 6.5% | 14.3% | 1,293 | 2.0 miles |
| Framwellgate School Durham | 45.2 | 9.2% | 24.6% | 1,204 | 2.4 miles |
| Belmont Community School | 53.4 | 8.1% | 33.5% | 887 | 4.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Location
Nearby schools
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Durham Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School1.7 miles
Secondary · Durham
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham2.0 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Framwellgate School Durham2.4 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Belmont Community School4.4 miles
Secondary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
- Belmont Community School Secondary
- Durham Academy Secondary
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Secondary
- Framwellgate School Durham Secondary
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester Secondary
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Secondary
- Langley Moor Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise teach?
- Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Durham.
- Has Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise?
- Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise had 355 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2022.