1
Sugar Hill Primary School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 5NU
1
17 Oct 2017
Top 10 Primary schools in Newton Aycliffe
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Newton Aycliffe. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
10
Outstanding
1
Good
8
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 80% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
2
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 7DD
2
8 Dec 2022
3
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 7DE
2
9 Nov 2022
4
Byerley Park Primary School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 7LE
2
16 Mar 2022
5
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 6PH
2
13 Jan 2020
6
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 6LG
2
22 May 2019
7
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 5NP
2
11 Sep 2017
8
St Francis CofE (Aided) Junior School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 7HB
2
7 May 2015
9
Vane Road Primary School
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 5RH
2
18 Jun 2013
10
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Newton Aycliffe • County Durham • DL5 4EX
3
30 Jan 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.