Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as happened at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 64.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 44.7% 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
- Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 285 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 64.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “Parents and carers are overwhelmingly supportive of the school, appreciating the hard work of staff.”
- “One parent commented, ‘Staff have been fabulous.”
- “I would highly recommend this school to friends.’”
To improve
- “Some curriculum subjects are more developed than others.”
- “In other subjects, such as history and science, curriculum thinking is not as clear.”
- “Teachers do not provide pupils with the subject knowledge they need to learn well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 December 2022 (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) | 29% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sugar Hill Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Byerley Park Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vane Road Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published