Schools in Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe is a designated post-war new town in County Durham with 17 state schools - 10 primaries and 3 secondaries - planned around the town's distinctive neighbourhood layout. Durham County Council coordinates admissions and has historically assigned primary schools to neighbourhoods, though this is subject to annual review.
Three secondary schools serve Newton Aycliffe: Woodham Academy, Greenfield Academy, and Aycliffe Village Primary converts to secondary status in parts of the area. Durham applies a distance tiebreaker after sibling and looked-after-children preferences; families in the Simpasture and Aycliffe Village areas should confirm which secondary their address is linked to.
School demand in Newton Aycliffe
Across the 16 schools in Newton Aycliffe with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 79%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
4 schools in Newton Aycliffe have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Newton Aycliffe are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of County Durham, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Newton Aycliffe have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Newton Aycliffe (10)
Byerley Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7LE
Sugar Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 5NU
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7HB
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 6PH
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7DD
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7DE
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 5NP
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 4EX
Vane Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 5RH
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 6LG
Secondary Schools in Newton Aycliffe (3)
Woodham Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 4AX
UTC South Durham
Secondary · University technical college
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 6AP
Greenfield Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7LF
Other Schools in Newton Aycliffe (4)
Walworth School
Not applicable · Community special school
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7LP
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 6UN
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 6UN
Forest Park School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Newton Aycliffe · DL5 6XP
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Newton Aycliffe are set by County Durham and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.