Greenfield Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F35
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
- Distance
- 3.0km away
UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
Local ranking29th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
14-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 5 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 33.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 17.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 39.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 76.0%
- Higher education
- 19.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 26.0%
- Employment
- 26.0%
- Not sustained
- 21.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
22
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 131
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 450
- Boys
- 335 (80%)
- Girls
- 86 (20%)
- Capacity
- 600 (70% full)
- SEND
- 22.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.5%
- EAL
- 3.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 19.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,922/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.6%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.2%
92.6%
White British
2.9%
White Other
1.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Long Tens Way
Newton Aycliffe, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 142894
- UKPRN
- 10057025
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- THE DURHAM UTC LIMITED
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