Welcome to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham Johnston is proud to be an 11-18 comprehensive school. We commit ourselves to sustaining an environment of academic excellence and respect for all of our learners. We have an outstanding track record of supporting post-16 students in making beyond expected progress in their academic studies, whilst also helping them in their personal development, so that they are informed and ready to make positive contributions to modern British society.
To all students starting Year 12 courses, we welcome you to the Sixth Form. We are delighted to be working with you for the next two important years as you enter adulthood and feel privileged to be supporting you as you realise your academic and career ambitions. We will provide you with excellent specialist teaching, pastoral support and opportunities beyond the classroom, to enable you to further develop as an informed, adaptable and capable learner. We ask that you work hard, listen to your teachers, ask when you’re unsure about anything and be a positive role model in our wider school community.
We look forward to working with you throughout this academic year and wish you the best of luck in all your pursuits.
Sixth Form Leadership Team
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Boarding Type
No Boarder
School Type
Community school
Suitable Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
No. of Students
1,688 Total
No. of Boys
855 (50.7%)
No. of Girls
833 (49.3%)
Academic Excellence
GCSE Results
Latest Examination
24.7%
Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)
A-Level Results
Sixth Form Performance
A* grades
20.5%
A*/A grades
42.44%
Leavers’ Destinations
Destinations after A-Levels
UK higher education
84%
School
70%
England
Higher Apprenticeships
1%
School
1%
England
Higher education or training
Top 3rd of higher education institutions
...of which Russell Group
...of which Oxford/Cambridge
Courses
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Exciting Events Ahead!
A detailed admissions process on ApplicaaOne is coming soon.
Please see our website for more information on our admissions process.
Admissions Process
Start ApplicationPlanning ahead for school holidays 2025? Below are the Ealing term dates and the half-term dates 2024/25.
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Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays
Applications Open
Oct 7
Application Deadline
Nov 5
Sixth Form Induction Day – compulsory for applicants
Jun 26
Option blocks, based on application choices, published
Jun 26
GCSE results, registration and confirmation of places
Aug 20
Alumni Stories
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Updates Coming Soon!
We’ll be sharing information about the destinations of our alumni here soon.
Enrichment Activities
Show all activitiesSixth form students lead house events and competitions, as well as charity fundraising events.
These are student led and range from the very academic (quantum computing) through to those that are more social (the Taylor Swift society).
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About School
| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | County Durham |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Mixed |