UTC South Durham

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
142894
Address
Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, DL5 6AP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
419 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
80.2%
Girls
19.8%
First language not English
3.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
40.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.8%
Other White 1.9%
Mixed 1.7%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-1.2
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 22%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 33.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.53
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
BiologyGCSE26
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE21
Design & TechnologyGCSE42
English LanguageGCSE120
English LiteratureGCSE119
GeographyGCSE14
MathematicsGCSE120
PhysicsGCSE26
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
149
117
32
Year 11
121
95
26
Year 12
96
83
13
Year 13
53
41
12
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
81.3%
85.6%
Further education
27.0%
45.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
41.0%
32.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
4.0%
3.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
14.0%
4.9%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
5.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
7.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
23.0%
57.7%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
23.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
4.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
8.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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