UTC South Durham is a secondary school located in Newton Aycliffe. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8%, which is 4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Long Tens Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
Website: www.utcsouthdurham.org
Telephone: 01325430250
School Type: University technical college
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tom Dower
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142894

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 14 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 367
Number of Boys: 305
Number of Girls: 62

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.15 Confidence interval -1.37 to -0.94
Of the 136 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 133 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:24%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aycliffe Village Primary School
North Terrace , Aycliffe Village DL5 6LG
3out of 4 1,212 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sugar Hill Primary School
Sheraton Road , DL5 5NU
4out of 4 2,714 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Stephenson Way , DL5 7DD
2out of 4 2,916 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Hopelands , Heighington DL5 6PH
4out of 4 2,993 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodham Burn Community Primary School
Humphrey Close , DL5 4EX
2out of 4 3,074 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way , Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6AP
3out of 4 0 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.