UTC South Durham
About the school
UTC South Durham is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 March 2024
- Published
- 24 April 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.2
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.10%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 49.60%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.00%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.88
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.91
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
450
Girls
21.56%
Boys
78.44%
SEN support
19.56%
Education, health and care plan
3.11%
English as an additional language
3.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
34.54%
Overall absence
9.07
Persistent absence
31.91
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
143
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
86
Sustained education or employment
76%
Higher education
20%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
26%
Employment
24%