Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Greenfield Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr David Priestley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Sedgefield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 698
- URN
- 114305
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School was a foundation secondary school in Newton Aycliffe. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 698 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.79 -1.02 to -0.57 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 |
How Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 15% | 49.3% | 698 | — |
| Greenfield Academy | 35.7 | 13.2% | 58% | 566 | 0.0 miles |
| Woodham Academy | 48.2 | 8.1% | 37.8% | 1,071 | 1.6 miles |
| UTC South Durham | 39.2 | 9.1% | 34.5% | 421 | 1.9 miles |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | 43.9 | 9.1% | 51.2% | 936 | 4.0 miles |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | 46.4 | 8.5% | 27.1% | 1,229 | 4.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.3%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 15%
- Persistent absence
- 41.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenfield Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Woodham Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Newton Aycliffe
-
UTC South Durham1.9 miles
Secondary · Newton Aycliffe
-
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland4.0 miles
Secondary · Bishop Auckland
-
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College4.2 miles
Secondary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Newton Aycliffe
- Greenfield Academy Secondary
- UTC South Durham Secondary
- Woodham Academy Secondary
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Byerley Park Primary School Primary
- Heighington Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primary
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primary
- Sugar Hill Primary School Primary
- Vane Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School teach?
- Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Has Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School?
- Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School had 698 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 12 September 2023.