Secondary school admissions - individual school and academy intake information

The list on this page contains useful information about the intake for our secondary schools and academies in County Durham. This includes places offered during last year's application process and what the published admission numbers will be for children starting secondary school in September 2025.

Every school and academy also publishes its own booklet of information. If you would like a copy, contact the school or academy directly. The information may also be available on the school's website.

Schools and academies also hold open days and open evenings in order to give parents more information. Contact the school or academy directly for more information.

The information in the list below shows:

School name and DFE number. For school addresses and contact details see our Find a school or college page.
Age range: The age of pupils attending this school. This covers National Curriculum Years 7-11 for schools without a sixth form and Years 7-13 for those with a sixth form.
Published Admission Numbers (PAN) 2025/26: For community and voluntary controlled schools, the PAN is set by the council in consultation with the school. It represents the maximum number of children likely to be admitted to Year 7 in secondary schools during the academic year 2025/2026. For voluntary aided (faith) schools, the Governing Body is the admission authority and for academies it is the relevant Academy Trust, and these set the PAN.
Total number of applicants for 2024/25: Total number of applications (including first, second and third preferences) received for the school as of 1 March 2024.
The last place was offered on the basis of: This information relates to the admissions for 2024/25 academic year and includes information for oversubscribed schools except for Faith Schools, North Durham Academy, Consett Academy, Easington Academy, Hermitage Academy, The Academy at Shotton Hall and Teesdale School. This will give you an indication of the likelihood of your child being offered a place at your preferred school, however, it cannot be relied upon as there are many variables that could affect the allocation of school places each year (such as number of applicants, number of siblings, distance from school).

All foundation schools and non-faith academies except for Easington Academy, Hermitage Academy, The Academy at Shotton Hall, Park View School and Teesdale School have the same admission policy and oversubscription criteria as those for community and voluntary controlled secondary schools.

If you are considering applying for a place in a voluntary aided (faith) school or academy, please either contact the school directly or see our School admission arrangements 2025/26 page.

Applications can be made to the UTC South Durham (which caters for the age range 14-19) by contacting the UTC South Durham directly.

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School DFE Reference Number	School name	Age range	Published Admission Numbers (PAN) 2025/2026	Total number of applicants for 2024/25	Total number of places offered on 1 March 2024	The last place was offered on the basis of
4185	Belmont Community School	11-16	175	264	165	Last person offered a place lived 3.841 miles away in the Nearest School Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4162	Bishop Barrington School	11-16	180	336	132
4117	Consett Academy	11-18	(11-16) 300 6th Form 100*	331	275
4214	Dene Academy	11-16	140	198	127
4192	Durham Academy	11-16	100	124	100
4200	Durham Johnston Comprehensive School	11-18	(11-16) 265 6th Form 50*	793	265	Last person offered a place lived 1.796 miles away in the Distance Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4280	Easington Academy	11-16	150	308	170
4150	Ferryhill School	11-16	165	230	155
4190	Framwellgate School Durham	11-18	(11-16) 270 6th Form - Not Set*	612	225	Last person offered a place lived 5.639 miles away in the Distance Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4176	Greenfield Academy	11-16	150	234	111
4010	Hermitage Academy	11-18	(11-16) 200 6th Form - not set*	396	194
4178	King James I Academy	11-18	(11-16) 161 6th Form 50*	390	167
4000	North Durham Academy	11-16	300	269	241
4047	Park View School (a) Church Chare (b) North Lodge Premises	11-18	(11-16) 240 6th Form not set*	539	240	Last person offered a place lived 2.900 miles away in the Nearest School Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place) All measures for Park View School are to the Church Chare site.
4128	Parkside Academy	11-16	180	289	180
4693	Peterlee St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School	11-18	(11-16) 210 6th Form not set*	311	164
4019	Seaham High School	11-16	240	297	240
4231	Sedgefield Community College	11-16	195	393	200	Last person offered a place lived 4.971 miles away in the Distance Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4694	St Bede's Catholic School & Sixth Form College	11-18	(11-16) 240 6th Form 80*	413	220
4681	St. John's School and Sixth Form College, a Catholic Academy	11-18	(11-16) 225 6th Form not set*	390	201
4691	St Leonard's Catholic School	11-18	(11-16) 232 6th Form 25*	402	164
4008	Staindrop Academy	11-16	120	206	120
4011	Tanfield School	11-16	158	441	158	Last person offered a place lived 2.667 miles away in the Nearest School Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4007	Teesdale School	11-18	(11-16) 140 6th Form Not Set*	152	123
4215	The Academy at Shotton Hall	11-16	230	524	280
4218	Wellfield School	11-16	196	294	202	Last person offered a place lived 7.239 miles away in the Distance Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4009	Whitworth Park Academy	11-16	220	281	196
4139	Wolsingham School	11-16	150	433	155	Last person offered a place lived 7.488 miles away in the Distance Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4175	Woodham Academy	11-16	220	345	220	Last person offered a place lived 3.664 miles away in the Distance Criterion of on-time applications (all late applications were refused a place)
4006	UTC South Durham**	14-19	(Yr 9 - 100) (Yr 10 - 150) (Yr 12 - 150)			If you are considering applying for a place at UTC South Durham you should contact the school directly for their admission criteria or see our School admission arrangements 2025/26 page.

* Relates to PAN for external students to Year 12 only. This need not be set if the school only receives ad hoc applications.

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