St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NP

Local ranking81st of 202 primary schools in County Durham

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Newton Aycliffe (URN 114265) since 1 May 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 66.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 79.0%
Writing (Expected): 83.0%
Maths (Expected): 66.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 66.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 183
Boys: 87 (48%)
Girls: 96 (52%)
Capacity: 210 (87% full)
SEND: 23.5%
FSM Eligible: 42.6%
EAL: 9.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 5.5%
SEN Support: 18.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 20.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 9.0
Budget per Pupil: £6,481/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 12.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 85.3%
White Other: 4.4%
Other: 3.8%
Mixed Other: 2.2%
Black African: 2.2%
Asian Other: 1.6%
White Irish: 0.6%

85.3%

White British

4.4%

White Other

3.8%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01325300339

office@stmarysna.bhcet.org.uk

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Central Avenue

Newton Aycliffe, North East

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Administrative

URN: 149059
UKPRN: 10090316
Establishment No.: 3470
Trust: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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