Greenfield Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · County Durham
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 17/09/2019
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.8%
36.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
566
Capacity used
Has space60%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
91 of 91 families who put it first got an offer
98
Places offered
248
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 91 | 91 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 130 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 248 | 95 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Keating
- Address
- Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
- Phone
- 01325300378
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Aycliffe North & Middridge · Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149962
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 62% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
566 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 19
17 September 2019
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 678 pupils
Attendance
86.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
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 | 37.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 112 | — |
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.
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 | 109 | 6% | 38% | 55% | |
| English Language | 108 | 6% | 31% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 104 | 9% | 38% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 103 | 4% | 29% | 40% | |
| History | 61 | 7% | 21% | 36% | |
| Geography | 40 | 18% | 33% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 28 | 18% | 57% | 71% | |
| Business | 22 | 14% | 27% | 45% | |
| Drama | 16 | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 15 | 27% | 67% | 87% | |
| French | 9 | 44% | 89% | 89% | |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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.