Endeavour Academy Durham, Peterlee

In its own words: "The school offers students a bespoke curriculum combining Core and Vocational courses, utilising an innovative approach and targeted interventions, along with a resilience programme. Students benefit from a secure, dedicated space separate from the main college cohort, as well as access to various vocational areas on-site."

Across County Durham, 94% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in County Durham lodged 106 appeals against secondary school offers; 66 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (22.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Endeavour Academy Durham are St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College (0.3 miles, Attainment 8 42.1); The Academy at Shotton Hall (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55); Dene Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); and Easington Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51).

Endeavour Academy Durham is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 39 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 72% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 69% to a further education college and 3% to an apprenticeship.

64% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 33 pupils (66%) received SEN support and 17 (34%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Horden, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burnhope Way-East Durham College (nw-bound), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Endeavour Academy Durham stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 339 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Endeavour Academy Durham are Howletch Lane Primary School (0.3 miles), Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Acre Rigg Infant School (0.4 miles) and Acre Rigg Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.