UTC South Durham is a state-funded secondary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 14 to 19 for boys and girls. DfE data records 421 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 600.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (5 Mar 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 39.2 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25.
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Good
Based on 5 Mar 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 24 Apr 2024.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | County Durham |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 39.2 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 49.6% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 29.1% |
| EBacc entry | 0% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 0% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 0% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.88 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.91 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 31 |
| Value added | 0.49 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.16 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.82 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 0% |
| Pupils | 22 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Well above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 38.5% |
| Sixth-form college | 2.8% |
| Further education college | 36.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% |
| Employment | 6.3% |
| Not sustained | 7.7% |
| Unknown | 1.4% |
Cohort: 143 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 27.4% |
| Further education | 1.6% |
| Other education | 1.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 29% |
| Employment | 19.4% |
| Not sustained | 21% |
| Unknown | 0% |
Cohort: 62 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 79%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
18.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.49% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.58% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 90% |
| White other | 2.6% |
| Mixed | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| Other | 1% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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95.9% would recommend this school
49 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 93.8% |
| Feels safe | 95.9% |
| Behaviour | 91.8% |
| Bullying handled | 100% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 84.6% |
| Communication | 89.8% |
| Concerns handled | 59.2% |
| Best interests | 91.9% |
| Support to learn | 89.7% |
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