St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 April 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place; 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome did the same.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 18 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 24.1 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
- Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 162 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and happy in this calm, kind and friendly school.”
- “Pupils appreciate the strong positive relationships they have with the staff in school.”
- “They know that teachers will help when they get stuck.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ writing is not being developed well enough.”
- “As a result, this can affect pupils’ ability to express their ideas clearly and develop confidence in their writing.”
- “Sometimes, the support they receive is not as consistent as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2025 (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) | 66% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 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.
- Vane Road Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sugar Hill Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Byerley Park Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published