Vane Road Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Vane Road
Newton Aycliffe
County Durham
DL5 5RH
Reference Number 149738

General Makeup

Number of pupils 414
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.66%
Girls: 47.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 31 61
2 33 28 61
3 31 29 60
4 37 23 60
5 29 31 60
6 28 30 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.9%
White, Other 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2023-06-06
Date Description Report
2023-06-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 37 0
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Name Distance
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 5NP
0.24 miles
Sugar Hill Primary School
Sheraton Road, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 5NU
0.53 miles
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Humphrey Close, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4EX
0.86 miles
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7DD
1.01 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Garburn Place, Durham, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7DE
1.07 miles
Walworth School
Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
1.2 miles
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7HB
1.4 miles
Byerley Park Primary School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LE
1.51 miles
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
North Terrace, Aycliffe Village, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6LG
1.68 miles
Chilton Academy
Chilton, Off New South View, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 0PT
2.54 miles
Heighington Church of England Primary School
Hopelands, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6PH
3 miles
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon
Jubilee Road, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 2EQ
3.28 miles
Timothy Hackworth Primary School
Byerley Road, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1HN
3.62 miles
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Ferryhill Station, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 0DB
3.76 miles
Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7JB
3.81 miles
Thornhill Primary School
Thornhill Gardens, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1ES
3.84 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN
3.85 miles
Victoria Lane Academy
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN
3.89 miles
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8DY
4.04 miles
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Broom Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8AN
4.49 miles
Name Distance
Woodham Academy
Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4AX
0.31 miles
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6UN
0.31 miles
Forest Park School
Durham Way South, Newton Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6XP
1.46 miles
Greenfield Academy
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LF
1.68 miles
UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6AP
1.99 miles
Aycliffe Secure Centre
Care of: Durham County Council, Ferryhill, DL17 0SD
3.16 miles
Oakwood Learning Centre
NEW BIGGIN LANE, HEIGHINGTON, DARLINGTON, COUNTY DURHAM, DL2 2UH
4.21 miles
Ferryhill School
Merrington Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8RW
4.29 miles
Pear Tree School
Toy Top Farm, Houghton Bank, Heighington, DARLINGTON, County Durham, DL2 2UQ
4.61 miles
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