Congratulations to our students on yet another year of record-breaking results…

Students at Durham Sixth Form Centre are celebrating success today following the publication of results, marking yet another year of excellent academic and personal achievements. 

Mrs Ellen Beveridge, Headteacher, commented: 

“This has been another very strange year for us all.  Our students, once again, have worked incredibly hard in extraordinary circumstances. We should all celebrate the success and achievements of not only our students, but students nationally this year as they have demonstrated real grit with their studies against changing goal posts.  I am incredibly proud of our students, their teachers and all of our support staff who have shown true resilience, commitment and loyalty.  I wish our students every success and happiness for their futures and would like to say an enormous thank you to colleagues at Durham Sixth Form Centre and beyond.  The successes of our students have enabled them to take up their places at some of the top universities, medical schools and higher-level apprenticeships.” 

Amongst the many Durham Sixth Form Centre students celebrating outstanding results today are:

• Mackenzie Austin
  Results: A*, A*, A*, A*, A*
  Subjects: Classics, History, Philosophy, Politics, EPQ
  Previous school: Belmont Community School

• Ella Bolton
  Results: A*, A*, A,*, A
  Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language
  Previous school: St Bedes Catholic School, Lanchester

• Naomi Carr
  Results: A*, A*, A*, A*
  Subjects:  Classics, English Language, English Literature, Philosophy
  Previous school: St Bedes Catholic School, Lanchester

• James Hall
  Results: A*, A*, A, D*, A
  Subjects:  Classics, English Language, Music, Performing Arts, EPQ
  Previous school: Hermitage Academy

• Lauren Jones
  Results: A*, A*, A
  Subjects: English Literature, History, Physical Education
  Previous school: Hermitage Academy

• Rachel Scholey
  Results:  A*, A*, A*, A
  Subjects: English Literature, French, History, Politics
  Previous school: Tanfield School

• Joshua Skoropinksi
  Results: A*, A*, A*, D*
  Subjects: Computing, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Games Development
  Previous school: Whitworth Park 

• Ethan Wrightson
  Results: A*, A*, A*, A*, A*
  Subjects: Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics, EPQ
  Previous school: Sedgefield Academy

Durham Sixth Form Centre is a large, oversubscribed post-16 school, with over 1,800 students, based in an enviable city centre location on the banks of the river Wear. Students enrol with us from over 60 secondary schools, predominantly in County Durham and Sunderland, to access our wide range of courses, specialist facilities and award-winning careers education and guidance. 

Ellen Beveridge

Headteacher

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Results & Performance Tables 2022/23

Progress and Average Grades

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	DFSC Average Grade (and APS)	County Durham state-funded schools/colleges	England all schools/colleges
A Level	B (41.11)	B (39.38)	B (38.87)
Academic	B (41.15)	B (39.38)	B (39.04)
Applied General	Dist+ (40.78)	Dist (36.51)	Dist- (31.98)
Tech Level	Dist*- (44.17)	Dist- (31.22)	Dist- (30.56)

Notes/Guidance:

• Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years
• A Level figures are based on students who entered at least one A Level or AS Level. A Levels are available in a wide range of subjects, including English, maths, sciences, languages and humanities.
• Academic qualifications include A Levels but also other ‘Level 3’ academic qualifications such EPQ and Mathematical Studies. These figures are based on students who were entered for at least one academic qualification that takes the same amount of time to study as an AS Level or above.
• Applied General are qualifications that provide broad study of a vocational area. They are designed to lead to higher education and they include areas such as performing arts, business and health and social care. These figures are based on students who were entered for at least one applied general qualification.
• Tech Levels are level 3 qualifications for students wishing to develop the specialist skills and knowledge for a technical occupation or industry.

Destinations: Students staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after 16 to 18 (Level 3) study

Students who left 16 to 18 study at this school or college in 2020, who either stayed in education or went into employment from October to March the following year, or stayed in an apprenticeship for at least 6 months.

The data published in January 2023 is for all students who left 16-18 study at this school or college in 2020, regardless of the qualification that they took:

No. of Students	686
DSFC	90%
LA Average	76%
England Average	79%