UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP
421 pupils · 70% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE DURHAM UTC LIMITED
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Greenfield Academy 3 km · Requires improvement (2019) · previous system
- Woodham Academy 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Longfield Academy 5.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wyvern Academy 6.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Haughton Academy 7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Carmel College 8 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.