Sedgefield Community College, which is in the laidlaw trust, is an

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located in Sedgefield in

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, England.

History

The school takes in students from most of the surrounding places including Sedgefield itself, Fishburn,

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, 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

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as part of a visit to former Prime minister

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's constituency. In March 2017, the school was rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. This rating was retained following an inspection in 2022. Previously a community school administered by

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, 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 and is known as one of the best schools in

and the whole region. It was named the best secondary school in the country in the Tes Schools Awards 2021.

In the media

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

Notable pupils

* Jordan Nobbs, footballer who has played for Sunderland Ladies,

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and the

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References

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