St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to St Mary's Catholic Primary School. St Mary's is a school where children are at the heart of everything we do. The whole staff team are fully committed to providing our children with the very best education."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 69% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 12 families put St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe are Vane Road Primary School (0.2 miles, 79% reading, 90% maths); Sugar Hill Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 72% reading, 80% maths); Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, 61% reading, 70% maths); and Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good, 48% reading, 48% maths).

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe is one of 35 schools run by Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).

46.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Newton Aycliffe Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Marys School (ne-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 248 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe issued 20 suspensions, 10.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe are Woodham Academy (0.3 miles) and Greenfield Academy (1.4 miles).