Voluntary aided school · Primary
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7HB · County Durham
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
2.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 137022
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Newton Aycliffe · DL5 6PH
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
248
Local authority
Darlington
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, 248 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 11.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Durham.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 137022
Location
- Address
- Hopelands, Heighington
- Postcode
- DL5 6PH
- Town
- Newton Aycliffe
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- Darlington
- District
- Darlington
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- Boys / girls
- 112 / 136
- School capacity
- 266
- Capacity fill
- 248 / 266 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 11.3%
- FSM pupils
- 26
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Governance
- Academy trust: DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carly Stonier
- Telephone
- 01325300326
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2019-12-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 70%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 20%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 108.0