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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 April 2015Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry20 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.6; County Durham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2024 1.7; County Durham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.3; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.5; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Horndale Infants' School (URN 114190), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 * | 18 | 30 | 1.7 | 19 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 * | 16 | 23 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 19 | 24 | 1.3 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 23 | 31 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 24 | 32 | 1.3 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 * | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 19 | 35 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 21 | 31 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2015 * | 21 | 32 | 1.5 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 27 | 35 | 1.3 | 24 | 0.89 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 42% · Writing 75% · Maths 33% → all three 25% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 25% | 0% | 98 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 32% | 3% | 99 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 10% | 106 | 103 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · County Durham20262.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · County DurhamGood20221.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · County DurhamGood20221.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20211.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · County Durham20262.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · County DurhamGood20231.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114267 · 840/3472
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 147 on roll
- Free school meals
- 71.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Replaced
- Horndale Infants' School (URN 114190)
- Address
- Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7HB
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources