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
- 988 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 95.1%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.78
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 191 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 191 |
| French | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
Sedgefield Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 71
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 115 84 |
| Year 8 | 202 108 94 |
| Year 9 | 201 98 103 |
| Year 10 | 193 93 100 |
| Year 11 | 193 89 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 45.0% 45.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 32.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 3.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |