The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Acton Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9QF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Gray
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 144804
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913230056
About this school
The Independent Grammar School:Durham is an independent school in Esh Winning. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 132 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Independent Grammar School:Durham under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Independent Grammar School:Durham has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 10.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 18.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 31.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 1.2 |
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 The Independent Grammar 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 19
- Pupils on SEN support
- 19
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grange Learning Centre4.3 miles
Special schools · Low Willington
-
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation4.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Durham Trinity School & Sports College4.9 miles
Special schools · Durham
-
University of Durham5.2 miles
Universities · Durham
-
The Meadows Academy6.0 miles
Academies · Spennymoor
Common questions
- What year groups does The Independent Grammar School:Durham teach?
- The Independent Grammar School:Durham teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an independent school in Esh Winning.
- Who is the headteacher of The Independent Grammar School:Durham?
- The headteacher of The Independent Grammar School:Durham is Mr Chris Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Independent Grammar School:Durham been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Independent Grammar School:Durham 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 big is The Independent Grammar School:Durham?
- The Independent Grammar School:Durham has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is The Independent Grammar School:Durham full?
- The Independent Grammar School:Durham has capacity for 150 pupils and 132 on roll (88%), 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 The Independent Grammar School:Durham a faith school?
- No. The Independent Grammar School:Durham has no designated religious character.
- What are The Independent Grammar School:Durham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Independent Grammar 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 24 July 2026.