# St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 162 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149059. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 162
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 149059

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Vane Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vane-road-primary-school-e149738): 390 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodham-academy-e138717): 480 m. Secondary. School remains Good, April 2023. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Sugar Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sugar-hill-primary-school-e114207): 630 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-east-centre-for-autism-aycliffe-school-e139329): 900 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodham-burn-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e149737): 1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornbeck-college-north-east-autism-society-e132030): 1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149059)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149059)

## How to cite

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