Ferryhill School is a mixed secondary academy in Ferryhill, Durham County Council, teaching 727 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in September 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.5 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 15 holidays.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Ferryhill School.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 16 Sep 2022 · Published 9 Nov 2022
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Ferryhill School.

Ferryhill School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 School reopens after Summer 2025
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 24–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–3 Autumn Half Term
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–6 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 20–28 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Spring Half Term
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2–20 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
  • 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–5 May Day Holiday
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
  • 22–31 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Half Term
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • School reopens after Summer 2025 Sep 3, 2025 Event
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 24, 2025 - Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Feb 20, 2026 - Mar 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Apr 2, 2026 - Apr 20, 2026 Holiday
  • May Day Holiday May 1, 2026 - May 5, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 22, 2026 - Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 17, 2026 - Sep 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
41.5 Attainment 8 England 46.1
24.8% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
30.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Ferryhill School with Durham County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.5 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Durham County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 41.5
Durham County Council 44.1 England 46.1 -4.6 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 24.8%
Durham County Council 41.6% England 45.4% -20.6 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.7
Durham County Council 35.6 England 34.9 -1.2 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 12.9
Durham County Council 12.5 England 15.5 -2.6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 39.2%
Durham County Council 31.9% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 125
Attendance 30.3% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Durham County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 30.3%
Durham County Council 18.8% England 17.8% +12.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 9.4%
Durham County Council 6.9% England 6.8% +2.7 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 83% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Durham County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 83%
Durham County Council 89% England 92% -9 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 71%
Durham County Council 80% England 83% -12 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Ferryhill School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Ferryhill School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.