Woodham Community Technology College
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| Motto | Achievement for all |
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| Established | 1970 |
| Type | Academy School |
| Headteacher | Mrs Christine Forsyth |
| Location |
Washington Crescent Woodham, Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 4AX England  Coordinates: 54°38′N 1°34′W / 54.63°N 1.56°W |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| DfE URN | 114304 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 759 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Brancepeth, Lambton, Raby |
| Colours | black and green |
| Website | Woodham Academy |
Woodham Academy is a school and former sixth form college in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. The school was previously known as Woodham Community Technology College (from 2000 to 20) and was initially opened as Woodham Comprehensive School in 1970.
The school gained technology college status in 1999. It is one of two secondary schools within Newton Aycliffe, the other being Greenfield School Community and Arts College.
Woodham CTC had 897 students as of January 2012.
It is situated just south of Woodham Burn, not far (west) from the northern junction of the A167 and the B6443 Central Avenue. Aycliffe School is nearby to the east. Access over Woodham Burn is via the Great Aycliffe Bridge.
It gets GCSE results slightly below the England average and average for North East England. A recent Ofsted report [1] states the school "is a good school that is improving strongly". It also goes on to say that the school's behavioural standards are improving, which is having a large effect on the school's achievement. The school also thrives on a highly positive view from students: one student when asked in an Ofsted interview replied with ‘The people here make this school what it is – friendly relationships, but teachers are strict when necessary.’ Each inspection reviews the school as rapidly improving. See the difference in reports by viewing them here [2]
Within the school there are a wide variety of facilities including several science laboratories, a swimming pool, a music suite, technology workshops and over 370 networked computers. Also there are a number of Apple products for students to use in lessons.
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