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Chilton Academy

  • 3–11Ages
  • 292Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 145594URN

Chilton, Off New South View, Ferryhill, DL17 0PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodApr 2011
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.2per place
0.8 below County Durham median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham

29 applications for 25 places · 136th of 138 in County Durham
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
63%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodApr 2011
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

  1. 13 October 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry
1.2applications per place, Reception
0.8 below County Durham median (1.9) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 1.2; County Durham median median 1.9
  2. 2025 1.2; County Durham median median 1.8
  3. 2024 1.4; County Durham median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.0; County Durham median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.0; County Durham median median 1.9
  6. 2021 1.1; County Durham median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.0; County Durham median median 1.9
  8. 2019 1.1; County Durham median median 2.0
  9. 2018 1.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.0; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.1; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.0; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
More applications per place than the County Durham median in 0 of 8 years.
  • This school
  • County Durham median

Dashed bars: as Chilton Primary School (URN 131865), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202625291.2240.96
Sep 202529341.2280.97
Sep 202420271.4201.00
Sep 202340411.0390.98
Sep 202233331.0310.94
Sep 202130321.1260.87
Sep 202037361.0360.97
Sep 201934371.1341.00
Sep 2018 *25281.1251.00
Sep 2017 *35391.1351.00
Sep 2016 *39391.0350.90
Sep 2015 *30321.1280.93
Sep 2014 *29291.0270.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 67% · Maths 73% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%98th of 184 in County Durham
Reading
Expected standard70%
Higher standard30%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard67%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard73%
Higher standard20%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • County Durham median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2563%7%105102
2023/2450%3%105103
2022/2343%10%102101

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

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  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
145594 · 840/2002
Trust
Eden Learning Trust
Capacity
378 pupils · 292 on roll
Free school meals
33.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 June 2018
Replaced
Chilton Primary School (URN 131865)
Address
Chilton, Off New South View, Ferryhill, DL17 0PT
Local authority
County Durham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources