Heighington Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Newton Aycliffe. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hopelands, Newton Aycliffe

School Information

Address: Hopelands, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6PH
Website: https://www.heighingtonceprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01325300326
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Carly Spence
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137022

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 266
Number of Pupils: 275
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 144

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.4 to 5.2
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3
Maths
N/A: 1.8 Confidence interval 0 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Hopelands , Heighington DL5 6PH 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way , Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6AP 		3out of 4 2,993 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way , DL5 7LF 		2out of 4 3,040 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakwood Learning Centre
New Biggin Lane , DL2 2UH 		- not rated 3,077 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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