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Belmont Community School

Belmont Community School is a state-maintained secondary school in Durham, United Kingdom with 887 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 12 February 2019. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Maths Teacher (closes 29 November) and English Teacher (maternity cover).

Head
Paul Marsden, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Secondary
Pupils
887 pupils · 49% girls · 34.4% eligible for free school meals · 5.4% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
117 (13.2%) on SEN support · 22 (2.5%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
County Durham
Location
Durham, DH1 2AG, United Kingdom
Telephone
01913865715
Website
belmontschool.org.uk
Register number
URN 114308 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 12 February 2019
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, 19 March 2024)

Vacancies (2)

Maths Teacher

Closes 29 Nov

Full time

We are looking for a maths teacher to join our school. This post is suitable for ECT or more experienced teachers. As a passionate maths teacher, you will have the energy and…

English Teacher (maternity cover)

Full time, part time, temporary

We are looking for an English teacher to cover a period of maternity which will last at least one year. This post is suitable for ECT or more experienced teachers. We would…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional48.648.2%
2024/2553.459.2%
2023/2448.147.8%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
19 March 2024Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good
12 February 2019Graded inspectionGood

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2652.217.0–0£58,370
2024/2554.015.77%0£55,583
2023/2451.815.96%0£52,741
2022/2349.016.62%0£47,595
2021/2247.816.51%0£46,861
2020/2146.416.37%0£45,893
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2047.815.55%0£45,468
2018/1943.217.52%0£44,355
2017/1850.614.418%0£42,613
2016/1745.816.55%0£42,652
2015/1639.319.518%0£41,817
2014/1545.016.222%0£39,264
2013/1445.616.39%0£39,442
2012/1340.917.516%0£38,191
2011/1237.418.712%0£37,977
2010/1141.216.819%0£34,742

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/267.9%2.7%24.4%2.3%
2024/257.8%2.4%23.1%2.1%
2023/248.4%2.4%27.4%2.0%
2022/238.6%2.3%26.9%2.2%
2021/229.3%2.2%30.2%1.7%
2020/215.2%1.1%12.8%0.9%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.9%2.0%10.8%0.4%
2017/185.2%2.0%10.4%0.4%
2016/175.7%2.5%14.7%0.4%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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