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Greenfield Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LF · greenfieldacademy.org.uk · 01325 300378
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.7
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 566
- 60% of 950 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 62%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 81 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 81 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 98 | 91 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 98 | 93 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 114 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 123 | 122 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.7, and 29.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.95 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114305)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.5 | −5.7 |
| Sixth form college | 16.2 | −2.5 |
| Further education | 61.8 | +7.6 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +2.9 |
Ofsted
Greenfield Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 17 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 17 Sept 2019
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114305)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2017
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114305), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114305)
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114305)