Sedgefield Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
6.895 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Sedgefield Community College is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 May 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Sedgefield Community College 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 | 6.895 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 6.895 miles away, the longest of 9 County Durham secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.84 miles).
- Year 7 2026: 201 first-choice applications for 198 offers; 196 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (2%) were not offered a place.
- 72 of the 322 applications (22%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside County Durham, and 36 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 982 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 11 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at Sedgefield Community College.”
- “They benefit from a highly effective education, provided by skilled leaders and staff.”
- “Pupils conduct themselves incredibly well.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to refine and embed their identified priorities for development, in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.5 | 46 |
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: 201 first-preference applications, 198 offers in total, 196 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.
- Woodham Academy 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ferryhill School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wellfield School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenfield Academy 6.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- UTC South Durham 6.8 mi Good
- Whitworth Park Academy 7.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy at Shotton Hall 7.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College 7.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published