Heighington Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 18 2025 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
- 256 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.1%
White British 88.3%
Mixed 5.9%
Unclassified 3.9%
African 1.2%
Other White 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Heighington Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 8 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 3 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 12 15 |
| Year 1 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 2 | 30 6 24 |
| Year 3 | 31 17 14 |
| Year 4 | 39 22 17 |
| Year 5 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 6 | 36 17 19 |