Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Barnard Castle, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Teesdale School and Sixth Form is a secondary school in Barnard Castle, County Durham for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Teesdale School and Sixth Form catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 49% (England 45%) reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
- Ofsted's latest inspection, on 5 March 2025, found standards maintained since its previous graded outcome of Outstanding on 18 June 2019.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, from 94 first-choice applications for 99 offers; 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 43.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Prospect Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 684 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Staff at Teesdale School and Sixth Form have high expectations.”
- “They are deeply committed to living out the school’s vision for pupils to ‘experience excellence, every day’.”
- “Pupils enjoy strong, positive relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “Currently, some parents and carers do not feel that the school communicates with them well, particularly when they raise concerns.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 94 first-preference applications, 99 offers in total, 94 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Staindrop Academy 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 11.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Barrington Academy 11.3 mi Good Last distance published
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 12.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wolsingham School 12.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenfield Academy 13.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- UTC South Durham 13.8 mi Good
- Parkside Academy 14.0 mi Good Last distance published