St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Apr 8 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
149059
Address
Central Avenue, DL5 5NP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
183 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
9.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.6%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.0%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African2.2%
Mixed2.2%
Other3.8%
Other White4.4%
White British85.2%
Other Asian
1.6%
Irish
0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
66%
Local authority average
62%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
3%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
102
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
22
12
10
Year 1
29
10
19
Year 2
26
13
13
Year 3
28
14
14
Year 4
28
10
18
Year 5
20
10
10
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2024-2025

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