Welcome to Durham Sixth Form Centre
Welcome to Durham Sixth Form Centre. One of the most important decisions you will make is where you continue your education at post-16. We are delighted that you are considering joining Durham Sixth Form Centre. We are a diverse and vibrant community of over 1800 students, who have enrolled with us from over sixty different secondary schools from County Durham and further afield.
With over 30 A Levels and almost 20 vocational qualifications, we have one of the broadest curriculum offers in the area. Our courses are delivered and led by specialist staff, who have expertise in working with 16-19 year olds and, as our results testify, we have an excellent track record of academic success. In addition to our broad curriculum, we offer a wide range of extra opportunities in order to develop our students’ skills and talents.
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Boarding Type
No Boarder
School Type
Academy 16-19 converter
Suitable Ages
16 to 19
Gender
Mixed
No. of Students
1,708 Total
No. of Boys
655 (38.3%)
No. of Girls
1,053 (61.7%)
Leavers’ Destinations
Destinations after A-Levels
UK higher education
60%
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 Updates Ahead!
We're currently gearing up to offer you a full list of our courses. Stay tuned — amazing learning opportunities are on their way very soon. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm!
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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
Open Evening
Oct 23
Open Evening
Feb 19
Application Deadline
Apr 30
Alumni Stories
Show all storiesSteph Houghton
September 2005
Employed
Houghton started at Sunderland, before moving on to Leeds Carnegie in 2007, where she won the FA Women's Premier League Cup. In 2010, she joined Arsenal Ladies, where she won the FA WSL on two occasions and is a two-time winner of the FA Women's Cup and three-time winner of the FA WSL Cup. She broke into the Sunderland team as a striker before moving back into midfield and later into defence.
Matt Baker
September 2000
Employed
Matt talked about how he was given valuable career advice, which, in his opinion, set him on the path he has found himself on today. With the support of his teachers, Matt was able to re-asses the A Levels he was doing, and benefited from this when he went on to audition for drama school. Matt described his teachers at Durham Sixth Form Centre as being "really influential in helping me make a life-changing decision." He went on to add "If it wasn't for Grease and swapping my A Levels, I wouldn't be doing what I am today."
David Gartland
September 2000
Employed
I started at Durham Sixth Form Centre without really knowing where or what I wanted to do with my life. From day one, my Personal Tutor, James O'Leary, took a real interest in helping me get my GCSE's (which I didn't get from school) and then encouraged me to progress onto A levels. After three years of continual support and encouragement, I had the confidence to go onto University - something that I had never considered throughout my school life. My subject teachers, particularly Norman Ferguson, my sports teacher, was always supportive and more than happy to tell me when I wasn't doing as well as I should be and what I had to do to improve.
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About School
| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | County Durham |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Mixed |