Durham Sixth Form Centre
Durham Sixth Form Centre is an academy 16-19 converter in Durham for boys and girls aged 16 to 19. It has 1,747 pupils and room for 2,000. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Providence Row, The Sands, Durham, DH1 1SG0191 383 0708durhamsixthformcentre.org.ukMrs Ellen Beveridge headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2023: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
869 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 869 | 840 | 950 | 882 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 39.84 | 40.68 | 38.37 | 41.11 |
| Average A level grade | B | B | B | B |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 40.79 | – | – | – |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 23% | – | – | – |
| A level progressA level value added | +0.04 | +0.11 | – | – |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 40.27 | 40.78 | 39.15 | 40.78 |
| T levels: points per entry | – | – | – | 44.17 |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 94% | – | – | – |
A level subjects
30 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Strongest A levels
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to County Durham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (34), Autistic spectrum disorder (22), emotional and mental health (17), Hearing impairment (5), Specific learning difficulty (3), Physical disability (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,747 | 1,708 | 1,619 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 4% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 828 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 66% went on to degree-level study or training and 25% to a top-third university.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | Academy | 950 m | 1,293 | No overall grade 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | Church of England | 0.6 miles | 137 | Good 2022 | 82 | Compare |
| Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation | Independent | 0.7 miles | 661 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 397 | Report card 2026 | 90 | Compare |
| University of Durham | Higher education institutions | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Durham Trinity School & Sports College | Council | 0.8 miles | 254 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | Council | 0.9 miles | 1,667 | No overall grade 2025 | 79 | Compare |
| Laurel Avenue Community Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 114 | Good 2024 | 14 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Durham Sixth Form Centre a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Durham Sixth Form Centre yet.
How many pupils does Durham Sixth Form Centre have?
1,747 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 2,000 places, so it is 87% full.
How big are the classes at Durham Sixth Form Centre?
The average class had 20.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Durham Sixth Form Centre have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was B. 30 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Providence Row, The Sands, Durham, DH1 1SG
- Telephone
- 0191 383 0708
- Website
- www.durhamsixthformcentre.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ellen Beveridge
- Type of school
- Academy 16-19 converter (Academy 16-19 converter, academies)
- Phase
- Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Providence Learning Partnership (1 schools)
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2023 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150012 · LAESTAB 8404191 · UKPRN 10092987
- Formerly
- Durham Sixth Form Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.