County Durham
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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School information
| URN | 132030 |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Special post 16 institution |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 16-25 |
| Headteacher | Principal Fay Strong |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DL5 6UN |
| Latest pupils | — |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Thornbeck College (Aycliffe Campus), Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6UN
www.ne-as.org.uk1325328088| DfE number | 7905 |
| UKPRN | 10009777 |
| Opened | 20 Jun 2006 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |