Tanfield School

State-Funded School

tanfield-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

North DurhamConstituency

DH9 8AYPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Tanfield School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Durham, North East.

It currently serves 739 pupils. Tanfield School is part of EDEN LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 72.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.95

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

739

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 739
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EDEN LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
28 Mar 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.