Greenfield Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Greenfield Academy is a secondary school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Greenfield Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 30% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 17 of the 28 other County Durham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 72 first-choice applications for 81 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 29 County Durham secondary schools.
- 62% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham is 37.8%.
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
- Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 566 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.7 | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 81 offers in total, 72 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 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- UTC South Durham 1.9 mi Good
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Barrington Academy 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ferryhill School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitworth Park Academy 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sedgefield Community College 6.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published