Schools in Newton Aycliffe

About schools in Newton Aycliffe

Most of the 17 schools listed in Newton Aycliffe are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another four schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

54%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

41.9

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools10

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Byerley Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Heighington Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  25%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Sugar Hill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Vane Road Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Greenfield Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  35.7

  Attainment 8
• UTC South Durham

  University technical college · Ages 14 to 19

  39.2

  Attainment 8
• Woodham Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  48.2

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Forest Park School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 17

• North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School

  Other independent special school · Ages 3 to 19

• Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Walworth School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

Common questions about schools in Newton Aycliffe

How many schools are in Newton Aycliffe?

OfferDay lists 17 schools in Newton Aycliffe, including ten primary schools and four special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Newton Aycliffe?

Every school in Newton Aycliffe is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Newton Aycliffe?

OfferDay ranks schools in Newton Aycliffe where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.