Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · County Durham
Prospect Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
23.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
684
Capacity used
Has space71%
968 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
123 of 123 families who put it first got an offer
126
Places offered
168
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 123 | 123 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 38 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 168 | 125 | 74% |
1st preference success by year
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hijab Zaheer
- Address
- Prospect Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
- Phone
- 01833638166
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Barnard Castle · Bishop Auckland
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144496
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
684 pupils · 968 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
05 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 658 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 53.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.93 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 120 | — |
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 | 34.14 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 29 | — |
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 | 119 | 26% | 55% | 73% | |
| English Language | 119 | 21% | 61% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 119 | 17% | 62% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 93 | 2% | 37% | 58% | |
| French | 76 | 8% | 41% | 64% | |
| Geography | 72 | 25% | 54% | 69% | |
| History | 63 | 38% | 62% | 71% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 16% | 49% | 73% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 34 | 53% | 79% | 88% | |
| Biology | 26 | 46% | 92% | 100% | |
| Physics | 26 | 46% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 46% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 10 | 10% | 20% | 80% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 11% | 11% | |
| History | 7 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 14% | 43% | 71% | |
| English Language | 7 | 0% | 14% | 14% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 14% | 57% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10535: Teesdale School
| 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) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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) |
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.