Best 3 Secondary schools in Newton Aycliffe – comparison
Comparison of secondary schools: UTC South Durham (Secondary) in Newton Aycliffe; Woodham Academy (Secondary) in Newton Aycliffe; Greenfield Academy (Secondary) in Newton Aycliffe — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares UTC South Durham, Woodham Academy and Greenfield Academy. They are secondary phase and university technical college and academy converter type located around Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (UTC South Durham), published Apr 2024. The lowest is 3 (Greenfield Academy), published Oct 2019. The most recent inspection on record is for UTC South Durham (Apr 2024). average roll around ≈ 700, combined total ≈ 2,100, typical FSM 40–45%, range 30–35%–55–60%; spread across trusts such as EDEN LEARNING TRUST and Advance Learning Partnership.
| Attribute |
UTC South Durham
DL5 6AP
|
Woodham Academy
DL5 4AX
|
Greenfield Academy
DL5 7LF
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • University technical college | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 6AP |
Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 4AX |
Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 7LF |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 24 Apr 2024 | 2 11 Jun 2018 | 3 10 Oct 2019 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,050 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 650 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 35–40% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 55–60% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 600 | 1100 | 950 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | County Durham (840) | EDEN LEARNING TRUST | Advance Learning Partnership |
| Website | www.utcsouthdurham.org | www.woodham.org.uk | greenfieldacademy.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01325430250 | 01325300328 | 01325300378 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • University technical college
- Location
- Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 6AP - Ofsted
- 2 24 Apr 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- County Durham (840)
- Website
- www.utcsouthdurham.org
- Telephone
- 01325430250
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 4AX - Ofsted
- 2 11 Jun 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,050 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 35–40% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- EDEN LEARNING TRUST
- Website
- www.woodham.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01325300328
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 7LF - Ofsted
- 3 10 Oct 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 650 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 55–60% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Website
- greenfieldacademy.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01325300378
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