Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society is a special post 16 institution in Newton Aycliffe for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.
Thornbeck College (Aycliffe Campus), Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN01325 328088ne-as.org.ukMrs Fay Strong principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to County Durham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in County Durham with autism provision.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School | Independent | 140 m | 60 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Vane Road Primary School | Academy | 650 m | 427 | Report card 2026 | 78 | Compare |
| Woodham Academy | Academy | 970 m | 1,071 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | Academy | 0.6 miles | 162 | No overall grade 2025 | 53 | Compare |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 448 | No overall grade 2025 | 43 | Compare |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 1.3 miles | 222 | Requires improvement 2021 | 7 | Compare |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 285 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 150 | Good 2022 | 43 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society yet.
How many pupils does Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Does Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Thornbeck College (Aycliffe Campus), Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN
- Telephone
- 01325 328088
- Website
- www.ne-as.org.uk
- Principal
- Mrs Fay Strong
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward
- Aycliffe South
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 20 June 2006 (new provision)
- URN
- 132030 · LAESTAB 8407905 · UKPRN 10009777
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.