Sedgefield Community College
Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Fleming
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Laidlaw Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 975
- Pupils on roll
- 982
- URN
- 147670
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01740617777
About this school
Sedgefield Community College is a secondary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 982 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 192 | 191 | 193 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 51.9 | 51.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.59 +0.39 to +0.79 | +0.36 +0.16 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 46.6% | 50.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 69.6% | 76.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 53.9% | 52.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sedgefield Community College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.5 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.9 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.5 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 991 |
| 2023/24 | 988 |
| 2024/25 | 981 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sedgefield Community College compares
Sedgefield Community College ranked 7th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.5 | 6% | 25.1% | 982 | — |
| Woodham Academy | 48.2 | 8.1% | 37.8% | 1,071 | 5.2 miles |
| Ferryhill School | 41.5 | 9.4% | 46.8% | 727 | 5.5 miles |
| Wellfield School | 47.8 | 9.8% | 42% | 862 | 5.8 miles |
| Northfield School and Sports College | 45.3 | 10.2% | 30.2% | 1,522 | 6.1 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth | 31.1 | 14.4% | 58.6% | 580 | 6.2 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.08%
- English as an additional language
- 0.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodham Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Ferryhill School5.5 miles
Secondary · Ferryhill
-
Wellfield School5.8 miles
Secondary · Wingate
-
Northfield School and Sports College6.1 miles
Secondary · Billingham
-
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth6.2 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Sedgefield Community College ranks 3rd of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- All Saints Church of England Academy Secondary
- Egglescliffe School Secondary
- Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy Secondary
- Ingleby Manor Free School Secondary
- North Shore Academy Secondary
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy Secondary
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth Secondary
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Grangefield Academy Secondary
- Thornaby Academy Secondary
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sedgefield Community College teach?
- Sedgefield Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Sedgefield Community College?
- The headteacher of Sedgefield Community College is Mr Paul Fleming, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sedgefield Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sedgefield Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sedgefield Community College?
- Sedgefield Community College has 982 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sedgefield Community College full?
- Sedgefield Community College has capacity for 975 pupils and 982 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sedgefield Community College a faith school?
- No. Sedgefield Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Sedgefield Community College a selective school?
- No. Sedgefield Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sedgefield Community College?
- Sedgefield Community College is part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sedgefield Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 51.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sedgefield Community College rank locally?
- Sedgefield Community College ranked 7th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sedgefield Community College's absence rate?
- Sedgefield Community College's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sedgefield Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sedgefield Community College'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 10 July 2026.