Vane Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.318 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Vane Road Primary School is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Vane Road 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 | 4.318 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 4.318 miles away, the longest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception in 2026 there were 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The school has 24.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.7 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
- Vane Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5RH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 427 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders encourage pupils to be respectful, resilient and kind here.”
- “They are ambitious for pupils, and ensure that the school is inclusive for all.”
- “Pupils typically achieve well here, academically and socially.”
To improve
- “Some parents report that this has not always been the case in the past.”
- “Pupils' knowledge of a few subjects in the wider curriculum is less embedded.”
- “Leaders confirm that, in the past, sometimes learning in classrooms has been less focused.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2026 (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) | 72% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sugar Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Byerley Park Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published