UTC South Durham

School overview

UTC South Durham is a secondary school serving Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. It has 450 pupils aged 14 to 19 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated UTC South Durham 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.2, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

29% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 50% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.5%. There are about 16.2 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.