Heighington Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 11 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Darlington
Unique reference
137022
Address
Hopelands, Heighington, DL5 6PH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
229 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
1.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
10%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.8%
Mixed 6.1%
Unclassified 3.1%
African 1.3%
Other White 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 20%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Heighington Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
14
14
Year 1
30
7
23
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
36
21
15
Year 4
33
18
15
Year 5
35
16
19
Year 6
37
18
19
Year 2023-2024

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