Sugar Hill Primary School
Sheraton Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula O'Rourke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 468
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 114207
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325300334
About this school
Sugar Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Newton Aycliffe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sugar Hill 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 71% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 86% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Sugar Hill 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 | 64% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 465 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sugar Hill Primary School compares
Sugar Hill Primary School ranked 144th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.2% | 31.5% | 448 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | 66% | 5.2% | 42.6% | 162 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | 58% | 7.1% | 50.2% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| Vane Road Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 23.9% | 427 | 0.5 miles |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | 29% | 8.4% | 69.7% | 285 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 6% | 39% | 150 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.49%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.15%
- Persistent absence
- 16.25%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe0.4 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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Vane Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
Other schools in Newton Aycliffe
Sugar Hill Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary 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
- 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 Sugar Hill Primary School teach?
- Sugar Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Who is the headteacher of Sugar Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sugar Hill Primary School is Mrs Paula O'Rourke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sugar Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sugar Hill 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 Sugar Hill Primary School?
- Sugar Hill Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sugar Hill Primary School full?
- Sugar Hill Primary School has capacity for 468 pupils and 448 on roll (96%), 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 Sugar Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sugar Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sugar Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sugar Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Sugar Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sugar Hill Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Sugar Hill Primary School ranked 144th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sugar Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Sugar Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sugar Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sugar Hill 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.