Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EXCEL ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Wright
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,330
- Pupils on roll
- 1,204
- URN
- 137696
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913866628
About this school
Framwellgate School Durham is a secondary academy in Durham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,204 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 223 | 242 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | 48.0 | 45.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.23 to +0.15 | -0.05 -0.23 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 47.9% | 40.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 64% | 60.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 69.4% | 75.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
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 Framwellgate School Durham 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 | 47.8 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,318 |
| 2023/24 | 1,276 |
| 2024/25 | 1,247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Framwellgate School Durham compares
Framwellgate School Durham ranked 18th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.2 | 9.2% | 24.6% | 1,204 | — |
| St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | 57.7 | 6.5% | 14.3% | 1,293 | 0.9 miles |
| Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | 55.2 | 6.5% | 15.9% | 1,667 | 1.3 miles |
| Durham Academy | 37.4 | 12.2% | 62.1% | 405 | 2.4 miles |
| Belmont Community School | 53.4 | 8.1% | 33.5% | 887 | 2.5 miles |
| Hermitage Academy | 49.1 | 7.4% | 31.2% | 881 | 3.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.64%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.16%
- Persistent absence
- 23.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham0.9 miles
Secondary · Durham
-
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School1.3 miles
Secondary · Durham
-
Durham Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Belmont Community School2.5 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Hermitage Academy3.7 miles
Secondary · Chester le Street
Other schools in Durham
Framwellgate School Durham ranks 4th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Durham.
- Belmont Community School Secondary
- Durham Academy Secondary
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 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
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Framwellgate School Durham teach?
- Framwellgate School Durham teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Framwellgate School Durham?
- The headteacher of Framwellgate School Durham is Mr Michael Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Framwellgate School Durham last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Framwellgate School Durham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Framwellgate School Durham?
- Framwellgate School Durham has 1,204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Framwellgate School Durham full?
- Framwellgate School Durham has capacity for 1,330 pupils and 1,204 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Framwellgate School Durham a faith school?
- No. Framwellgate School Durham has no designated religious character.
- Is Framwellgate School Durham a selective school?
- No. Framwellgate School Durham is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Framwellgate School Durham?
- Framwellgate School Durham is part of THE EXCEL ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Framwellgate School Durham's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.8 in 2022/23 and 45.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Framwellgate School Durham rank locally?
- Framwellgate School Durham ranked 18th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Framwellgate School Durham's absence rate?
- Framwellgate School Durham's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Framwellgate School Durham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Framwellgate School Durham'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 1 July 2026.