Sedgefield Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 11 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 147670
- Address
- Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield, TS21 3DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 981 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 0.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 93.8%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.58
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 191 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 191 |
| French | GCSE | 67 |
Admissions
Sedgefield Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 110 90 |
| Year 8 | 198 112 86 |
| Year 9 | 196 106 90 |
| Year 10 | 194 94 100 |
| Year 11 | 193 94 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.8% 3.0% |