Tanfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Sept 24 2024 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
- 147894
- Address
- Tanfield Lea Road, DH9 8AY
- Website
- tanfieldschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 702 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 94.9%
Other White 1.6%
African 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Mixed 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 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 72%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.4
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.93
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 8 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 90 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 90 |
| French | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Tanfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 171
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 78 78 |
| Year 8 | 159 96 63 |
| Year 9 | 156 78 78 |
| Year 10 | 141 85 56 |
| Year 11 | 90 37 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.8% 3.0% |