Byerley Park Primary School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Pattison
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 114189
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325300598
About this school
Byerley Park Primary School is a community primary school in Newton Aycliffe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Byerley Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 59% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 66% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 83% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Byerley Park Primary 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 | 47% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Byerley Park Primary School compares
Byerley Park Primary School ranked 44th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.9% | 30% | 207 | — |
| St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School | 25% | 7.3% | 75.6% | 147 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 6% | 39% | 150 | 0.5 miles |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | 29% | 8.4% | 69.7% | 285 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | 58% | 7.1% | 50.2% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | 52% | 6.2% | 31.5% | 448 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 February 2026
- 1 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.95%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.91%
- Persistent absence
- 4.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Sugar Hill Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
Other schools in Newton Aycliffe
Byerley Park Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Newton Aycliffe.
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery 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
- Woodham Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Byerley Park Primary School teach?
- Byerley Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Who is the headteacher of Byerley Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Byerley Park Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Pattison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Byerley Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Byerley Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Byerley Park Primary School?
- Byerley Park Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Byerley Park Primary School full?
- Byerley Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Byerley Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Byerley Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Byerley Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Byerley Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Byerley Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Byerley Park Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Byerley Park Primary School ranked 44th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Byerley Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Byerley Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Byerley Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Byerley Park Primary 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 30 June 2026.