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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe

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personMrs Emily Milward

corporate_fareBISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNewton Aycliffe, DL5 5NP

language Visit Website phone 1325300339

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

179

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe is a Academy converter primary school in Newton Aycliffe, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe is an academy converter in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 183 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #88 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #7,223 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 60%

Reading79% LA 72%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths66% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 3.7

-0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-3.2 to 1.6

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.1 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 April 2025

Inspection Report

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28 June 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-04-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-06-27

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.7%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 183 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	183	7	3.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	174	7	4.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	179	7	3.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	179	9	5.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	184	13	7.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	179	5	2.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	179	2	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.6%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils