UTC South Durham
Secondary school in Newton Aycliffe, Durham. Good (Mar 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 March 2024, report published 24 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2028
The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.9 milesGreenfield Academy
Requires improvement (Sep 2019)
- 2.2 milesWoodham Academy
School remains Good (Apr 2023)
- 3.4 milesLongfield Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 4.1 milesWyvern Academy
Good (Jun 2023)
- 4.3 milesHaughton Academy
Report card, May 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.