Belmont Community School
2 live vacanciesDurham · County Durham
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Maths Teacher
DurhamDirect with schoolPosted 9 Nov 2026· Closes 29 Nov 2026Advertised by the school - Apply
English Teacher (maternity cover)
DurhamDirect with schoolPosted 9 Nov 2026· Closes 29 Nov 2027Advertised by the school
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About Belmont Community School
Belmont Community School is a secondary school in Durham, County Durham. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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School information
- Official name
- Belmont Community School
- Address
- The Links, Belmont
- Postcode
- DH1 2AG
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- URN (official identifier)
- 114308
- Establishment number
- 4185
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 887
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 900
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Marsden
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 20 Mar 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.belmontschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01913865715
- Date opened
- 1 Jan 1900
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Belmont Community School
| 2025/26 | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 887 | 72,212 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 34.4% | 33.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 16.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.5% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 5.4% | 4.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Belmont Community School.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 6 May 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 14 Mar 2019
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 7 Nov 2017
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 24 Nov 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Dec 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 9 Mar 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Feb 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Belmont Community School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.9% | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 24.4% | 23.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Belmont Community School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £332,200 for 302 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 33.7% | 34.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £370 | £459 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Belmont Community School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Secondary · 887 pupils.
| This school | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £7,427,086 £8,373 per pupil | £8,748 |
| Total spending | £7,583,866 £8,550 per pupil | £8,825 |
| Teaching staff | £4,297,455 £4,845 per pupil · 56.7% | £4,914 · 55.7% |
| Education support staff | £562,460 £634 per pupil · 7.4% | £995 · 11.3% |
| Supply and agency staff | £133,207 £150 per pupil · 1.8% | £153 · 1.7% |
| …of which agency supply | £78,313 £88 per pupil · 1.0% | £119 · 1.4% |
| In-year balance | −£156,779 | |
| Revenue reserve | £1,018,567 | |
Previous year (2024/25): spending £8,503 per pupil, supply and agency £152 per pupil — spending up £47 per pupil on 2024/25.
Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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