Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

Crossgate Moor, County Durham, DH1 4SU

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About this school

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in County Durham, County Durham. The school has 1,688 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 4 February 2025. The Headteacher is Rosslyn McFadden. The school is administered by County Durham local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Rosslyn McFadden

Local authority

County Durham

Gender

Mixed

URN

114312

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Durham Johnston Comprehensive School are handled by the school or the local authority (County Durham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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