UK Schools
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Teesdale School and Sixth Form is a mixed secondary academy in Barnard Castle, Durham County Council, teaching 684 pupils aged 11 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in March 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 49.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 20 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Teesdale School and Sixth Form.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Teesdale School and Sixth Form.
- 2 Professional Development Day (School closed to pupils)
- 3 School opens (Autumn Term begins)
- 24 Autumn Half Term starts (school closes)
- 3 Autumn Half Term ends (school reopens)
- 28 Professional Development Day (School closed to pupils)
- 19 School closes (end of Autumn Term / Christmas Holiday begins)
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 School reopens (Spring Term begins)
- 20 Spring Half Term starts (school closes)
- 2 Spring Half Term ends (school reopens)
- 2 School closes (end of Spring Term / Easter Holiday begins)
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 20 School reopens (Summer Term begins)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (school closed)
- 22 Summer Half Term starts (school closes)
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Bank Holiday)
- 1 Summer Half Term ends (school reopens)
- 17 School closes (end of Summer Term / Summer Holiday begins)
- 20 Professional Development Day (School closed to pupils)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Bank Holiday)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Professional Development Day (School closed to pupils) Sep 2, 2025 Event
- School opens (Autumn Term begins) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term starts (school closes) Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term ends (school reopens) Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
- Professional Development Day (School closed to pupils) Nov 28, 2025 Event
- School closes (end of Autumn Term / Christmas Holiday begins) Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
- School reopens (Spring Term begins) Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term starts (school closes) Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term ends (school reopens) Mar 2, 2026 Holiday
- School closes (end of Spring Term / Easter Holiday begins) Apr 2, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens (Summer Term begins) Apr 20, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (school closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term starts (school closes) May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term ends (school reopens) Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
- School closes (end of Summer Term / Summer Holiday begins) Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- Professional Development Day (School closed to pupils) Jul 20, 2026 Event
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Bank Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Bank Holiday) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Teesdale School and Sixth Form with Durham County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 49.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Durham County Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.14 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Durham County Council England
Attendance 23.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Durham County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Durham County Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Durham County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Teesdale School and Sixth Form. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Teesdale School and Sixth Form than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.