East Durham College
Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN
- Phase
- 16 plus
- School type
- Further education
- Ages
- 14 to 99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Scott Bullock
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131859
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915182000
About this school
East Durham College is a sixth form or college in Peterlee. It teaches children aged 14 to 99.
Ofsted has not yet inspected East Durham College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
East Durham College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1999, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 86 | 120 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 12.8 | 11.6 | 12.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.88 -3.22 to -2.54 | -2.98 -3.26 to -2.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 9% | 6.7% | 10.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 24% | 16.7% | 22.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0.8% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How East Durham College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartlepool College of Further Education7.7 miles
16 plus · Hartlepool
-
Durham Sixth Form Centre9.1 miles
16 plus · Durham
-
City of Sunderland College9.3 miles
16 plus · Sunderland
-
New College Durham10.1 miles
16 plus · Durham
-
Endeavour Academy Durham0.0 miles
Free Schools · Peterlee
Other schools in Peterlee
- Horden Nursery School Nursery
- Rosemary Lane Nursery School Nursery
- Acre Rigg Academy Primary
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primary
- Cotsford Primary School Primary
- Dene House Primary School Primary
- Easington CofE Primary School Primary
- Easington Colliery Primary School Primary
- Howletch Lane Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Seascape Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does East Durham College teach?
- East Durham College teaches children aged 14 to 99. It is a sixth form or college in Peterlee.
- Who is the principal of East Durham College?
- The principal of East Durham College is Mr Scott Bullock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Durham College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected East Durham College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- Is East Durham College a faith school?
- No. East Durham College has no designated religious character.
- How have East Durham College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 12.8 in 2022/23 and 12.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are East Durham College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Durham College'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 12 May 2026.