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UTC South Durham

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Long Tens Way
 Aycliffe Business Park
 Newton Aycliffe
 County Durham DL5 6AP
Telephone: 01325 430250

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 14-19)
Type: University Technical College
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
Trust: The Durham UTC Limited

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Tom Dower (since July 2016)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 26.2 / 4.4
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.8
Number of pupils: 421
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.1
Sex: Mixed (80% boys / 20% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 36.50% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 37.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 21.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 9.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: Sedgefield
Electoral Ward: Aycliffe East
School Number: 8404006

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 5th March 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
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Nearby Schools

  1. Forest Park School (1.1km) show on map
  2. Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  3. Sugar Hill Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  4. Heighington Church of England Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  5. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School (2.8km) show on map
  6. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery (3.0km) show on map
  7. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  8. Greenfield Academy (3.2km) show on map
  9. St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  10. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe (3.3km) show on map
  11. Vane Road Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  12. Walworth School (3.5km) show on map
  13. Byerley Park Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  14. Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society (3.7km) show on map
  15. North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School (3.7km) show on map
  16. Woodham Academy (3.7km) show on map
  17. West Park Academy (5.3km) show on map
  18. Longfield Academy (5.4km) show on map
  19. Oakwood Learning Centre (5.4km) show on map
  20. Harrowgate Hill Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  21. Pear Tree School (5.7km) show on map
  22. St John's Church of England Aided Primary Sch... (5.8km) show on map
  23. Timothy Hackworth Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  24. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  25. Rise Carr College (6.0km) show on map
  26. Mount Pleasant Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  27. Wyvern Academy (6.4km) show on map
  28. Northwood Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  29. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  30. St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary... (6.5km) show on map
  31. Thornhill Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  32. Whinfield Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  33. Springfield Academy (6.8km) show on map
  34. Haughton Academy (6.8km) show on map
  35. Beaumont Hill Academy (6.8km) show on map
  36. Reid Street Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  37. Gurney Pease Academy (6.9km) show on map
  38. Marchbank Free School (7.0km) show on map
  39. Corporation Road Community Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  40. Mowden Junior School (7.1km) show on map
  41. Mowden Infant School (7.2km) show on map
  42. George Dent Nursery School (7.3km) show on map
  43. Chilton Academy (7.4km) show on map
  44. Darlington College (7.5km) show on map
  45. Prince Bishops Community Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  46. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (7.7km) show on map
  47. Abbey Junior School (7.8km) show on map
  48. Red Hall Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  49. Carmel College (7.8km) show on map
  50. St Aidan's Church of England Academy (7.8km) show on map
  51. Borough Road Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  52. Abbey Infants' School (8.1km) show on map
  53. Aycliffe Secure Centre (8.1km) show on map
  54. Hummersknott Academy (8.2km) show on map
  55. Victoria Lane Academy (8.2km) show on map
  56. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon (8.2km) show on map
  57. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  58. Heathfield Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  59. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  60. Embleton View (8.3km) show on map
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  62. St Andrew's Academy (8.5km) show on map
  63. Aclet Close Nursery School (8.8km) show on map
  64. The Rydal Academy (8.8km) show on map
  65. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  66. Cockton Hill Junior School (9.0km) show on map
  67. Cockton Hill Infant School (9.0km) show on map
  68. Woodhouse Primary Academy (9.0km) show on map
  69. Kirk Merrington Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  70. St John's Church of England Academy (9.2km) show on map
  71. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop ... (9.3km) show on map
  72. Skerne Park Academy (9.3km) show on map
  73. Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  74. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (9.4km) show on map
  75. Ferryhill Station Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  76. St Anne's CofE Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  77. Evergreen Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  78. Bishop Barrington Academy (9.6km) show on map
  79. Firthmoor Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  80. St Helen Auckland Community Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  81. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (9.8km) show on map
  82. Bishop Auckland College (9.8km) show on map
  83. Etherley Lane Nursery School (9.9km) show on map
  84. Etherley Lane Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  85. Ferryhill School (10.0km) show on map
  86. Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery (10.0km) show on map
  87. Copeland Road Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  88. Ingleton CofE Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  89. Sedgefield Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  90. Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School (10.5km) show on map
  91. William Cassidi Church of England Aided Prima... (10.5km) show on map
  92. The Woodlands (10.6km) show on map
  93. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School (10.6km) show on map
  94. St Michael's Church of England Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  95. Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (11.0km) show on map
  96. The Oaks Secondary School (11.0km) show on map
  97. Middlestone Moor Academy (11.0km) show on map
  98. Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy (11.0km) show on map
  99. Sedgefield Community College (11.2km) show on map
  100. Escomb Primary School (11.3km) show on map
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