Secondary
UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 421 of 600 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE DURHAM UTC LIMITED
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
29%
39.2
2nd of 3 by our score, among the secondary schools in Newton Aycliffe we can score - 4 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.88 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% |
| A level average points per entry | 31.91 |
| A level students | 22 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 20% |
| 22/23 | 22% |
| 23/24 | 20% |
| 24/25 | 29% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 25.1 |
| 22/23 | 21.9 |
| 23/24 | 27.5 |
| 24/25 | 31.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.51 |
| 22/23 | -1.20 |
| 23/24 | -0.99 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.9 |
| 22/23 | 33.7 |
| 23/24 | 36.1 |
| 24/25 | 39.2 |
Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
County Durham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Tom Dower
- Address
- Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
- Telephone
- 01325430250