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The Independent Grammar School:Durham

Other independent school · Mixed · County Durham

Acton Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9QF

Website 01913230056

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

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No data

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

132

Capacity used

Has space

88%

150 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Other independent school
Age range
4–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Chris Gray
Address
Acton Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9QF
Phone
01913230056
Local authority
County Durham
Ward / constituency
Deerness · City of Durham
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
144804

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals———
English as additional language———
SEN support11%——
52% boys (69)48% girls (63)

132 pupils · 150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

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GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score———
Progress 8 score——0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths———
Grade 4+ in English & maths———
EBacc average point score———

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 810.946
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths18.8%65%
Entering EBacc31.3%40%
EBacc average point score1.234.1
Pupils in cohort16—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics60%33%67%
French50%0%0%
History50%0%0%
Combined Science50%0%0%
English Language50%0%0%
English Literature50%0%0%
Persian Language10%0%0%

House prices near the school

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.