Secondary school

Sedgefield Community College

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • TS21 3DD
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Mar 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 780 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 24%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 18%2017/18: top 19%2018/19: top 15%2021/22: top 15%2022/23: top 16%2023/24: top 23%2024/25: top 24%No exams

Against North East

Attainment 851.5 · North East 45.29/10 Top 20%−10.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths50.3% · North East 43.7%8/10 Above−18.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.59 · North East 3.939/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.36 · North East −0.2110/10 Top 10%−6 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 57 · 178 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 52.6 · 159 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 52.9 · 174 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 54.7 · 193 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 57.6 · 190 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 54.5 · 192 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 51.9 · 191 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 51.5 · 193 pupils · North East 45.257.651.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 40% · 159 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 57% · 174 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 53% · 193 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 64% · 190 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 57% · 192 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 46.6% · 191 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 50.3% · 193 pupils · North East 43.7%64%40%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in97.5%
196 of 201 who put it first2014 · 79.0%2026 · 97.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st201196
2nd772
3rd430

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Outstandingas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Outstanding

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026982
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.1%
First language not English0.3%
SEN support14.1%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils13.9%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

100.7% full · 975 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 50.8
  • Leadership 6.6
  • Teaching assistants 18.6
  • Other support 25.4

Teachers 57.4 FTE · Whole workforce 101.4 · 139 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,928
Spend per pupil£8,713
Staff spend per pupil£5,761
Reserve per pupil£861
  • +£845,000revenue reserve
  • +£211,000in-year balance

Grants £8,710 · self-generated £243 · premises £1,574 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £16,460,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

191 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.4%
  • Education82.7%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment2.1%
  • Not sustained9.9%
  • Unknown2.6%