Framwellgate School Durham is a mixed secondary academy in Durham, Durham County Council, teaching 1,204 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in November 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.2 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 14 holidays.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Framwellgate School Durham.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 5 Nov 2024 · Published 16 Dec 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

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

Framwellgate School Durham 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
  • 3–30 Autumn Term (Half Term 1)
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
  • 1–23 Autumn Term (Half Term 1)
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
  • 3–30 Autumn Term (Half Term 2)
  • 28 Additional School Closure
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
  • 1–19 Autumn Term (Half Term 2)
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
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
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5–31 Spring Term (Half Term 3)
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
  • 1–20 Spring Term (Half Term 3)
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
  • 2–31 Spring Term (Half Term 4)
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
  • 1–2 Spring Term (Half Term 4)
  • 3–17 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 20–30 Summer Term (Half Term 5)
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
  • 1–22 Summer Term (Half Term 5)
  • 4 Additional School Closure
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank 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
  • 1–30 Summer Term (Half Term 6)
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
  • 1–17 Summer Term (Half Term 6)
  • 3 Additional School Closure
  • 18–31 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
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term (Half Term 1) Sep 3, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term (Half Term 2) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
  • Additional School Closure Nov 28, 2025 Event
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term (Half Term 3) Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term (Half Term 4) Mar 2, 2026 - Apr 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Apr 3, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term (Half Term 5) Apr 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Holiday
  • Additional School Closure May 4, 2026 Event
  • Summer Term (Half Term 6) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
  • Additional School Closure Jul 3, 2026 Event
  • Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
45.2 Attainment 8 England 46.1
40.1% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
33.92 A level average score England 35
23.7% Persistent absence England 17.8%

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

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.2 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 45.2
Durham County Council 44.1 England 46.1 -0.9 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 40.1%
Durham County Council 41.6% England 45.4% -5.3 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 28
Durham County Council 35.6 England 34.9 -6.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 22.4
Durham County Council 12.5 England 15.5 +6.9 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 23.2%
Durham County Council 31.9% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 207
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.92 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Durham County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 33.92
Durham County Council 35.7 England 35 -1.1 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 66
Attendance 23.7% 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 23.7%
Durham County Council 18.8% England 17.8% +5.9 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 9.2%
Durham County Council 6.9% England 6.8% +2.4 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 89% 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 89%
Durham County Council 89% England 92% -3 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 78%
Durham County Council 80% England 83% -5 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 86% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Durham County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 86%
Durham County Council 76% England 79% +7 vs England
Went to higher education 58%
Durham County Council 32% England 37% +21 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 Framwellgate School Durham. 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 Framwellgate School Durham 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.