St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 25% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 expected-standard results in reading, writing and maths were lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers in 2026 Reception, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 70.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 46.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7HB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 147 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “This is a nurturing and aspirational school.”
- “Pupils benefit from the caring atmosphere it provides.”
- “Pupils and families feel valued and cared for.”
To improve
- “However, when pupils with SEND join the school, sometimes, the school takes too long to put the appropriate support in place.”
- “However, some pupils who need extra help do not receive it regularly enough.”
- “This means that some pupils do not learn to read with fluency as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 25% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Byerley Park Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sugar Hill Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vane Road Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon 1.9 mi Good Last distance published