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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](http://www.belmontschool.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 114308 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114308))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 12 February 2019 — Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, 19 March 2024)

## Vacancies (2)

- [Maths Teacher](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1tbcco8nmcv-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)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1yido28y3xf-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

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 48.6 | 48.2% |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 59.2% |
| 2023/24 | 48.1 | 47.8% |

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

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 19 March 2024 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Good |
| 12 February 2019 | Graded inspection | Good |

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

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 52.2 | 17.0 | – | 0 | £58,370 |
| 2024/25 | 54.0 | 15.7 | 7% | 0 | £55,583 |
| 2023/24 | 51.8 | 15.9 | 6% | 0 | £52,741 |
| 2022/23 | 49.0 | 16.6 | 2% | 0 | £47,595 |
| 2021/22 | 47.8 | 16.5 | 1% | 0 | £46,861 |
| 2020/21 | 46.4 | 16.3 | 7% | 0 | £45,893 |

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

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 7.9% | 2.7% | 24.4% | 2.3% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 2.4% | 23.1% | 2.1% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 2.4% | 27.4% | 2.0% |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 2.3% | 26.9% | 2.2% |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 2.2% | 30.2% | 1.7% |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 1.1% | 12.8% | 0.9% |

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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