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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

Local authority maintained schools

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 GCSEs

Staying in education

89%

School

79%

England

Apprenticeships

3%

School

3%

England

Further education

School:31%
England:51%

School sixth form

School:56%
England:19%

Sixth form college

School:0%
England:7%

Other education destinations

School:3%
England:2%

Destinations after A-Levels

UK higher education

66%

School

1%

England

Apprenticeships

2%

School

19%

England

Higher education or training

School:93%
England:63%

Further education

School:1%
England:4%

Employment

School:16%
England:35%

Not sustained in education/employment

School:1%
England:26%


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

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Oct 2025Nov 2025

Application for Sixth Form

Key Dates & Deadlines

Oct 7, 2025

Applications Open

Nov 5, 2025

Application Deadline

Jun 26, 2026

Sixth Form Induction Day – compulsory for applicants

Jun 26, 2026

Option blocks, based on application choices, published

Aug 20, 2026

GCSE results, registration and confirmation of places


Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays

Planning ahead for school holidays? Below are the term dates and half-term dates for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Autumn

1 terms

Half Term 1

Sep 1 - Oct 24

Spring

1 terms

Half Term 1

Jan 5 - Feb 20

Summer

2 terms

Half Term 1

Apr 20 - May 1

Half Term 2

Jun 1 - Jul 20

Half-Term & Holiday Dates

Autumn Half Term

Oct 27 - Oct 31

Christmas

Dec 20 - Jan 5

Spring Half Term

Feb 21 - Mar 2

Easter

Apr 2 - Apr 20

May Day

May 1 - May 5

Summer Half Term

May 22 - Jun 1

Summer

Jul 20 - Sep 1


Alumni Stories

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Updates Coming Soon!

We’ll be sharing information about the destinations of our alumni here soon.


Enrichment Activities

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There are a wide range of enrichment and leadership opportunities that sixth form students can take part in.

House leads
Sixth form students lead house events and competitions, as well as charity fundraising events.
Debate
Societies
These are student led and range from the very academic (quantum computing) through to those that are more social (the Taylor Swift society).

About School

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeMixed