Living in Newton Aycliffe with children
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham and Darlington. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 25,760 people in 11,531 households; 27.0% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
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SourceDfE results by phase (the year is in each table's heading). Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures.
School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
How it is worked outRank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out).
- Schools with hidden or no results get no rank.
Every school in Newton Aycliffe, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (10)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School | — | Top 8% (14/193) in County Durham | 2.72 miles (2026) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 10% (19/193) in County Durham | — |
| Byerley Park Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 24% (46/193) in County Durham | 1.048 miles (2026) |
| Vane Road Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 28% (54/193) in County Durham | 4.318 miles (2026) |
| Heighington Church of England Primary School | Good | Top 47% (13/28) in Darlington | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | Good | Top 46% (88/193) in County Durham | — |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | Requires improvement | (120/193) in County Durham | — |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | Good | (150/193) in County Durham | — |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | Good | (187/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School | School remains Good | (189/193) in County Durham | — |
State secondary schools (3)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodham Academy | School remains Good | Top 34% (10/30) in County Durham | 1.982 miles (2026) |
| Greenfield Academy | Requires improvement | (29/30) in County Durham | — |
| UTC South Durham | Good | (30/30) in County Durham | — |
Homes and prices
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SourceHM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Newton Aycliffe, September 2025 to August 2026.
How it is worked outThe middle sale of each type: half sold for more, half for less (82 detached, 71 semi-detached, 70 terraced, 5 flat or maisonette sales).
LicenceContains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Getting around
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SourceStops and stations: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode.
How it is worked outRail stations within 2 km and bus stops within 1 km of the town centre; straight-line distances.
Broadband is an average across the 680 postcodes in DL5.
- Broadband is an average of postcodes, not of homes: check the postcode you are looking at, it can differ street by street.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 71% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 98%. Average of postcodes, not of homes.
Safety and environment
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SourceCrime: data.police.uk, street-level crime inside the ONS built-up area outline; people from Census 2021.
Flood: Environment Agency, Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea), read from its open download. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0..
Air: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
How it is worked outCrime is street-level crime inside the town's outline over September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 people (Census 2021).
Flood: at the town centre the area is in flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea on the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning (not in zone 2 or 3, the lowest of the three).
Air: an annual mean on DEFRA's 1 km map at the town centre.
- A town centre with shops and pubs records more crime per resident than a suburb.
- Flood: surface-water risk is unknown here, we don't hold that map. One point says little about a whole town, and the zones describe the area, not a building: check the address on the Environment Agency's long-term flood risk service.
- Air: a background figure, not the air beside a busy road.
- These are for the town centre; an address can differ.
Childcare
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SourceOfsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page.
We don't hold registered nurseries for Newton Aycliffe.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, County Durham
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SourceEach council's own published admissions dates, held on the dates page.
How it is worked outThe next dates ahead for Reception and Year 7 applications: applications opening and closing, offer day, and the reply deadline.
- A date marked (about) or (earliest) is worked out from the offer day under the national rules; the council has not announced it.
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