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Sedgefield Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees TS21 3DD · sedgefieldcommunitycollege.co.uk · 01740 617777
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.5
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 6.89 mi
- 11.10 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · County Durham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 982
- 7 over 975 places · 101%
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 6.89 mi (11.10 km) from the school. Source: County Durham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 198 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 198 | 201 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 189 | 235 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 250 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 194 | 266 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 191 | 222 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.89 mi11.10 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.5, and 50.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲52.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.59 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114317)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.2 | −1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 12.6 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 44 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −3.2 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.9 | +5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sedgefield Community College on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114317), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114317)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114317)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (221 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 221
- 23% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (14%) with SEND