Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
North Terrace, Aycliffe Village, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6LG
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lyn Adamson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 227
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 114101
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Newton Aycliffe. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 71% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 67% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 5.1% | 18.5% | 180 | — |
| Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 23.3% | 179 | 0.0 miles |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | 52% | 6.2% | 31.5% | 448 | 1.4 miles |
| Vane Road Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 23.9% | 427 | 1.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | 66% | 5.2% | 42.6% | 162 | 1.7 miles |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | 29% | 8.4% | 69.7% | 285 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 9.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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Sugar Hill Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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Vane Road Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
Other schools in Newton Aycliffe
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Byerley Park Primary School Primary
- Heighington Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primary
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primary
- Sugar Hill Primary School Primary
- Vane Road Primary School Primary
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Greenfield Academy Secondary
- UTC South Durham Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Has Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School?
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School had 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 October 2024.