Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
- Distance
- 7.2km away
Staindrop Academy
Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington, DL2 3JU
Local ranking17th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
675
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 75
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 18.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 469
- Boys
- 244 (48%)
- Girls
- 260 (52%)
- Capacity
- 675 (75% full)
- SEND
- 35.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.5%
- EAL
- 0.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 31.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,438/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
- 10.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 95.5%
- White Traveller: 1.7%
- White Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
- Black African: 0.4%
- White Irish: 0.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.2%
95.5%
White British
1.7%
White Traveller
0.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cleatlam Lane
Darlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 144991
- UKPRN
- 10065138
- Establishment No.
- 4008
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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