72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
49%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
49.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
63%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
542.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
691
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 18/06/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Teesdale School and Sixth Form · Secondary with sixth form · County Durham
Part ofNORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
72%
-9pp
85%78%72%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
49%
-12pp
62%56%49%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
Attainment 8
49.6
-3.8
55.252.449.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49.6
EBacc entry
63%
+5pp
74%66%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
EBacc APS
542.3
-63.1
605.3480.8356.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 542.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
34.1
-3.8
40.937.534.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34.1
A-level value added
+0.03
-0.2
+0.40.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
-16pp
38%25%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 12%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BB-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
691
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Prospect Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
Local authority
County Durham
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 49% | 49.6 | Not applicable | 63% | 542.3 | 64% | 691 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 61% | 53.4 | +0.27 | 58% | 605.3 | 59% | 727 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 51% | 52.1 | +0.21 | 74% | 491.8 | 74% | 720 |
| 2021/22 | 85% | 60% | 55.2 | +0.30 | 71% | 525.3 | 71% | 701 |
| 2018/19 | 74% | 62% | 54.7 | +0.40 | 62% | 356.3 | 62% | 572 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 59% | 55.7 | +0.42 | 39% | 504.8 | 40% | 550 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 49% | 51.4 | +0.20 | 47% | — | 48% | 0 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 34.1 | C+ | +0.03 | 12% | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 37.9 | B- | +0.19 | 27% | 33 |
| 2022/23 | 35.2 | B- | — | 28% | 53 |
| 2021/22 | 36.5 | B- | — | 25% | 40 |
| 2018/19 | 40.9 | B | +0.37 | 38% | 26 |
| 2017/18 | 32.1 | C+ | -0.35 | 14% | 30 |
| 2016/17 | 29.9 | C | +0.00 | 10% | 42 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 691 | 17.6 | 16% | 2% | 19% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 727 | 16.1 | 15% | 2% | 17% | 9% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 720 | 16.4 | 14% | 2% | 16% | 9% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 701 | 17.3 | 13% | 1% | 15% | 8% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 677 | 16.3 | 13% | 1% | 13% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 572 | 14.0 | 8% | 1% | 18% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.