East Durham College
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Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Good, April 2024
- Results
- D+ average a level grade
- Run by
- County Durham council
- Type
- Further education
- Ages
- 14 to 99 · Mixed
- We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
Overview
Getting in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Good
- Average A level grade: D+
- Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well below average
Daily life
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 65 m
- 6 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 6.2 µg/m³, PM2.5 5.5 (1 km square, background level)
- Absence and suspension figures are not published for this school (DfE covers state schools only).
Who runs it
- Further education is run by its local council (County Durham), not by an academy trust.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average A level grade | D+ | — | — | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| A level (16 to 18) | (15/15) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Where leavers go
| Stage | Leavers in | Pupils | In a sustained place | Of which |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After GCSEs | 2023/24 | 120 | 71% | In education 63%; Apprenticeship 2.5%; Employment 5.0% |
| After GCSEs | 2022/23 | 86 | 66% | In education 57%; Apprenticeship 4.7%; Employment 4.7% |
| After GCSEs | 2021/22 | 95 | 66% | In education 56%; Apprenticeship 7.4%; Employment 3.2% |
| After sixth form | 2023/24 | 842 | 62% | Further education 10%; Apprenticeship 10%; Employment 27% |
| After sixth form | 2022/23 | 762 | 65% | Further education 10%; Apprenticeship 8.5%; Employment 28% |
| After sixth form | 2021/22 | 705 | 65% | Further education 13%; Apprenticeship 9.2%; Employment 30% |
Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
Daily life
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 65 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 3 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 6.2 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 9.9 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 5.5 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Further education is run by its local council (County Durham), not by an academy trust.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, destination measures
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Peterlee and the County Durham league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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