Tanfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 710 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.2%
- Girls
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 95.8%
Other White 1.3%
African 1%
Mixed 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.66
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.66
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 5 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 67 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Tanfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 152
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 161
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 161 95 66 |
| Year 8 | 158 81 77 |
| Year 9 | 156 89 67 |
| Year 10 | 95 40 55 |
| Year 11 | 140 80 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |