Greenfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 149962
- Address
- Greenfield Way, DL5 7LF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 643 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.5%
- Girls
- 53.5%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.8%
- Persistent absence
- 33.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
White British 88.2%
African 2.5%
Other 2.3%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other White 1.1%
Mixed 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.4
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.93
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 104 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
| Geography | GCSE | 40 |
| History | GCSE | 61 |
Admissions
Greenfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 98
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 52 69 |
| Year 8 | 143 64 79 |
| Year 9 | 155 73 82 |
| Year 10 | 112 55 57 |
| Year 11 | 112 55 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.8% 3.0% |