Vane Road Primary School
Vane Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5RH
This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).
It was replaced by Vane Road Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr K F G Pavey
- Constituency
- Sedgefield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 114206
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Vane Road Primary School was a community primary school in Newton Aycliffe. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Vane Road Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 |
| Writing progress | +1.00 |
| Maths progress | +1.50 |
How Vane Road Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 58% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 25.5% | 415 | — |
| Vane Road Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 23.9% | 427 | 0.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | 66% | 5.2% | 42.6% | 162 | 0.2 miles |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | 52% | 6.2% | 31.5% | 448 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | 58% | 7.1% | 50.2% | 222 | 0.9 miles |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | 29% | 8.4% | 69.7% | 285 | 1.0 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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Vane Road Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe0.2 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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Sugar Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School1.0 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 year groups does Vane Road Primary School teach?
- Vane Road Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Has Vane Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Vane Road Primary 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 big is Vane Road Primary School?
- Vane Road Primary School had 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- What are Vane Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vane Road 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 28 October 2024.