Sedgefield Community College

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Sedgefield Community College
Address
Hawthorn Road Sedgefield, County Durham , TS21 3DD England
Information
Type	Academy
Established	c. 1962
Local authority	Durham County Council
Trust	The Laidlaw Schools Trust
Department for Education URN	147670 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Website	sedgefield.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk

Sedgefield Community College, which is in the laidlaw trust, is an coeducational secondary school located in Sedgefield in County Durham, England.^[1]

History

The school takes in students from most of the surrounding places including Sedgefield itself, Fishburn, Trimdon, Trimdon Grange, Trimdon Station, Trimdon Colliery, Coxhoe, Bishop Middleham, and West Cornforth and individual students travel in from a much wider area.

The original 1960s era school buildings closed on 17 December 2010 and were replaced on the same site with a new build school.

Unusually, the original school had its own farm, which had British saddleback, Jacob sheep, assorted hens, ducks and a range of other animals. The farm closed when the new school building was opened.

In 2003 the school was visited by former American President George W. Bush as part of a visit to former Prime minister Tony Blair's constituency.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2017, the school was rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.^[2] This rating was retained following an inspection in 2022.

Previously a community school administered by Durham County Council, in March 2020 converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by The Laidlaw Schools Trust.

The school was awarded world class school status in 2020^[3] and is known as one of the best schools in County Durham and the whole region. It was named the best secondary school in the country in the Tes Schools Awards 2021.^[4]

In the media

In 2021, Sedgefield Community College was featured in the BBC One documentary Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism^[5]

Notable pupils

• Jordan Nobbs, footballer who has played for Sunderland Ladies, Arsenal Women and the England women's national football team.^[6]

References

1. "Sedgefield Community College | Inspirational Education".
2. "Praise for Sedgefield school staff and students after outstanding rating". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
3. "Best Secondary school in County Durham - Sedgefield Community College". The World Class Schools Quality Mark. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
4. Graham, Hannah (1 July 2021). "Once 'failing' Durham college named secondary school of the year". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
5. "BBC One - Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism".
6. "From Middlesbrough trainee to Riverside Lioness - Jordan Nobbs comes home". Teesside Live. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.