UTC · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
UTC South Durham
Engineering · STEM
Part of the England-wide UTC network overseen by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust. All figures below are a point-in-time snapshot (Data gathered and cross-checked in July 2026) — how this was gathered.
At a glance
Official name
UTC South Durham
Location
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
University partner
University of Sunderland
Technical specialisms
Engineering STEM
Age range
14 to 19
Roll (pupils on site)
approx 419 (April 2025), including 170 in the sixth form
Capacity
600 places
Opened
2016
URN
142894
Academy trust
The Durham UTC Limited
Ofsted
Ofsted: Good (March 2024)
Website
Employer partners
- Gestamp
- Hitachi Rail
Notable
- Founded by three key partners - Gestamp, Hitachi Rail and the University of Sunderland - and now lists over 150 employer partners in total
- Its £10m building on Aycliffe Business Park was designed by Ryder Architecture and built by Willmott Dixon, and includes a triple-height specialist engineering hall
- Rated 'Good' in every category (quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, sixth form) at both its 2019 and 5 March 2024 inspections