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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

Secondary school in Durham. No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025, report published 10 April 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around February 2029

The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.5 milesSt Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

    Secondary, Durham

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)

  2. 1.3 milesFramwellgate School Durham

    Secondary, Durham

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Nov 2024)

  3. 1.7 milesDurham Academy

    Secondary, Durham

    Report card, Jan 2026: 2 strong, 3 expected, 1 needs attention

  4. 2.8 milesBelmont Community School

    Secondary, Durham

    School remains Good (Mar 2024)

  5. 5.0 milesHermitage Academy

    Secondary, Chester le Street, Durham

    Good (Mar 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.