School profile

Sugar Hill Primary School

Primary · Community school · Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NU

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,733 of 15,057

Worse than 77% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Sugar Hill Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils448 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Paula O'Rourke
Local authorityCounty Durham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 114207.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolCounty DurhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths52%62%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths5%8%8%
Average reading score104105106
Average maths score104104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score105105105
Expected standard in reading72%74%76%
Expected standard in writing65%73%73%
Expected standard in maths80%73%75%
Pupils taking tests60--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils448
Girls228
Boys220
Eligible for free school meals30.4%
First language not English3.6%
SEN support75
EHC plan8
Average class size29.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
91.3%
Other White
3.8%
Other mixed
1.8%
Indian
0.7%
White and Black Caribbean
0.4%
White and Black African
0.4%
African
0.4%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.2%
White and Asian
0.2%
Other Asian
0.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolCounty DurhamEngland
Overall absence5.7%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence18%14%13.2%
Severe absence0.8%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)44
Applications (Reception)98
First preference applications (Reception)39
First preference offers (Reception)39
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll412
Unfilled places1.9%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher24.2
Pupils per adult11.9
Teachers (FTE)18.09
Teaching assistants (FTE)18.81
Support staff (FTE)26.47
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2518.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2517.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Sugar Hill Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton AycliffeAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryWoodham Burn Community Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimaryVane Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryStephenson Way Academy and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miSecondaryWoodham AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt Francis Horndale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryByerley Park Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miSecondaryGreenfield AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.4 miPrimaryAycliffe Village Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Sugar Hill Primary School

What is Sugar Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Sugar Hill Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 4 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Sugar Hill Primary School rank in England?

Sugar Hill Primary School ranks 11,733 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 77% of schools).

How many pupils attend Sugar Hill Primary School?

Sugar Hill Primary School has 448 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.