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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 May 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry347 applications · 225 places offered · 240 named it first
- 2026 1.5; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2025 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2023 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.5; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2020 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 1.6; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 1.8; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2017 1.7; County Durham median median 1.7
- 2016 1.4; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.4; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2014 1.4; County Durham median median 1.4
- This school
- County Durham median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 225 | 347 | 1.5 | 240 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2025 | 213 | 339 | 1.6 | 226 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 215 | 332 | 1.5 | 217 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2023 | 217 | 330 | 1.5 | 217 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 216 | 382 | 1.8 | 260 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2021 | 249 | 375 | 1.5 | 249 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 209 | 331 | 1.6 | 200 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 197 | 312 | 1.6 | 193 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 124 | 228 | 1.8 | 119 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 120 | 198 | 1.7 | 120 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 170 | 239 | 1.4 | 167 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 151 | 210 | 1.4 | 148 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 140 | 200 | 1.4 | 134 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 200 | 50.5 | 47% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 171 | 48.2 | 46% | 66% | – |
| 2023/24 | 183 | 46.4 | 39% | 66% | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 148 | 47.2 | 42% | 64% | −0.02 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Woodham AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20193.2applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · County DurhamGood202433.4Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · County DurhamRemains Good20221.6applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · County Durham20262.7applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · County DurhamGood20221.5applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · County Durham20261.6applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 8.7 km · County DurhamGood20242.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 8.7 km · County DurhamRemains Good20242.0applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138717 · 840/4175
- Trust
- Eden Learning Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils · 1,071 on roll
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Woodham Community Technology College (URN 114304)
- Address
- Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources