Greenfield Academy

Academy in Newton Aycliffe and Shildon, County Durham, England

54°37′12″N 1°36′04″W / 54.620°N 1.601°W / 54.620; -1.601InformationTypeAcademyEstablished1974 (1974)TrustAdvance Learning PartnershipDepartment for Education URN149962 TablesOfstedReportsExecutive headteacherJames KeatingHead Of SchoolAmy AsplandGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Enrolment736 as of August 2023^[update]Websitehttps://greenfieldacademy.org.uk/

Greenfield Academy (formerly Greenfield Secondary School and then Greenfield Community College) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located on the outskirts of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. It was opened in 1974 and was visited by Tony Blair on 30 June 2000 when it was awarded specialist status as an Arts and Science College.^[1]

Greenfield provides a range of opportunities in and out of the classroom. The strength of the provision was noted by OFSTED, who rated the school as Requires Improvement in May 2017 and again in September 2019.^[2]

Previously a foundation school administered by Durham County Council,^[3] in September 2023 Greenfield Community College converted to academy status and was renamed Greenfield Academy.^[4] The school is now sponsored by the Advance Learning Partnership.^[5]

Ofsted report judgements

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2019 - Requires Improvement
2017 - Requires Improvement
2012 - Good
2009 - Satisfactory
2006 - Good

References

^ "Pioneering college opens £1.2m centre". The Northern Echo.
^ "Ofsted reports". Ofsted.
^ https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114305
^ https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149962
^ https://alplearning.org.uk/our-academies/alp-family-of-schools/
^ "Greenfield Ofsted Reports". Retrieved 24 August 2021.