UTC South Durham
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · County Durham
Long Tens Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/03/2024
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
90.9%
31.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
421
Capacity used
Has space70%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tom Dower
- Address
- Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
- Phone
- 01325430250
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Aycliffe South · Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142894
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DURHAM UTC LIMITED
421 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 329 pupils
Attendance
90.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.99 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.52 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.88 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 141 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 22 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 139 | 14% | 49% | 71% | |
| English Language | 139 | 2% | 37% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 134 | 1% | 20% | 40% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 0% | 25% | 54% | |
| Business | 52 | 0% | 12% | 27% | |
| Computer Science | 46 | 20% | 61% | 87% | |
| Design & Technology | 36 | 17% | 56% | 78% | |
| Biology | 26 | 8% | 81% | 100% | |
| Physics | 26 | 27% | 88% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 15% | 85% | 96% | |
| Geography | 16 | 19% | 56% | 63% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 36% | |
| Mathematics | 14 | 14% | 50% | 71% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19756: UTC South Durham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 22% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 27% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 29% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through County Durham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.