1
Sugar Hill Primary School
Primary • Community school • Newton Aycliffe
Outstanding
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These rankings cover primary schools in the town of Newton Aycliffe based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Graded primary schools
10
Outstanding
1
Good
8
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 80% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
Summary
Outstanding: 1
Good: 8
Requires improvement: 1
Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Jun 2013
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Latest inspection
Dec 2022
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These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
2
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Newton Aycliffe
Good
3
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Newton Aycliffe
Good
4
Byerley Park Primary School
Primary • Community school • Newton Aycliffe
Good
5
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Newton Aycliffe
Good
6
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
Primary • Academy converter • Newton Aycliffe
Good
7
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Primary • Academy converter • Newton Aycliffe
Good
8
St Francis CofE (Aided) Junior School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Newton Aycliffe
Good
9
Vane Road Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Newton Aycliffe
Good
10
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary • Academy converter • Newton Aycliffe
Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then 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.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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