North Durham Academy
High Street, Stanley, DH9 0TW
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 935 (496 boys, 439 girls)
- Capacity: 1700
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 50.6%
- Telephone: 01207292180
- Ofsted: Good (21 Jun 2022)
- Attainment 8: 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 256 applications, 163 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in County Durham
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley (0.2 miles, straight line)
- East Stanley School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Shield Row Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- Stanley Burnside Primary School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- South Stanley Junior School (0.7 miles, straight line)
