Greenfield Academy
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr James Keating
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 566
- URN
- 149962
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325300378
About this school
Greenfield Academy is a secondary academy in Newton Aycliffe. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 566 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenfield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School (URN 114305).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 136 | 112 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 35.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.74 to -0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22.1% | 29.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43.4% | 47.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36.8% | 8.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.0 |
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 Greenfield Academy 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 | — | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.7 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.7 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 671 |
| 2024/25 | 643 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenfield Academy compares
Greenfield Academy ranked 30th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.7 | 13.2% | 58% | 566 | — |
| 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 |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | 39.4 | 11.3% | 51.7% | 599 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.01%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 13.18%
- Persistent absence
- 36.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
Bishop Barrington Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Newton Aycliffe
- 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
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greenfield Academy teach?
- Greenfield Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Greenfield Academy is Mr James Keating, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenfield Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenfield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Greenfield Academy?
- Greenfield Academy has 566 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Greenfield Academy full?
- Greenfield Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 566 on roll (60%), so it has space against 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 Greenfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Greenfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Greenfield Academy a selective school?
- No. Greenfield Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Greenfield Academy part of an academy trust?
- Greenfield Academy is part of ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greenfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.7 in 2023/24 and 35.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenfield Academy compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Greenfield Academy ranked 30th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenfield Academy's absence rate?
- Greenfield Academy's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenfield Academy'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.