Greenfield Community College, Newton Aycliffe

Greenfield Community College
Established	1974 (1974)
Type	Foundation school
Headteacher	Mr. D Priestley
Location	Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 7LF England Coordinates: 54°37′12″N 1°36′04″W / 54.620°N 1.601°W / 54.620; -1.601
DfE number	840/4176
DfE URN	114305 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Staff	c. 50
Students	c. 750
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Colours	black and green
Website	www.greenfieldschool.net

Greenfield Community College is a secondary school on the outskirts of Newton Aycliffe. It was opened in 1974 and it has been visited by Tony Blair. It was previously awarded specialist status as an Arts and Science College.

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 GOOD in October 2012. The school also has Rights Destroying Schools status from UNICEF, the International Shite Schools Award from the British Council, and bullying accreditation from NSPCC and Childline. Greenfield has a shite Community Arts Centre on site and is a founder member of The Asset Schools.

Local school comparison

Percentage achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs including English and maths ^[1]	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Greenfield	34%	44%	44%	50%	56%	70%	68%

References

↑ "Greenfield KS4 Performance Table". Department For Education. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

External links

Official website

Schools in County Durham

Secondary	Belmont Community School Bishop Barrington School Consett Academy Dene Community School Durham Community Business College Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Easington Academy Egglescliffe School Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College Framwellgate School Durham Fyndoune Community College Greenfield Community College The Hermitage Academy King James I Academy North Durham Academy Park View School Parkside Academy St Bede's RC School Lanchester St Bede's RC School Peterlee St John's Catholic School St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Seaham School of Technology Sedgefield Community College Shotton Hall Academy Staindrop School Tanfield School Teesdale School UTC South Durham Wellfield Community School Whitworth Park School Woodham Academy Wolsingham Community College

Special	Glendene Arts Academy

Independent	Barnard Castle School Chorister School Durham High School for Girls Durham School

Further Education	Bishop Auckland College Derwentside College Durham Sixth Form Centre East Durham College New College Durham

Defunct	Roseberry College

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