Schools in Newton Aycliffe
England's oldest new town in the north, Newton Aycliffe grew from a post-war planning initiative under the New Towns Act of 1946 to house around 26,000 residents across County Durham's central belt.
Woodham and Aycliffe Village draw families competing for primary school places, with the latter an older settlement predating the planned town by centuries and forming part of the civil parish of Great Aycliffe. Aycliffe Business Park anchors the town's economy. Byerley Park and Greenfield extend the residential spread to the east, where newer housing estates have built out the town's footprint. Newton Aycliffe station links to Darlington, five miles to the south, where the Bishop Auckland branch connects to the wider north-east rail network.
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Area Performance
Newton Aycliffe schools rank in the top 55% of England
Across 13 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.89/10, -0.47 vs England.
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Distribution across all Newton Aycliffe schools
Newton Aycliffe vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 55%
Across all ranked Newton Aycliffe schools
Primary schools: 10 schools (state + independent)
top 51% of 14,978
top 51% of 14,978
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
top 70% of 3,861
top 70% of 3,861
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Newton Aycliffe
Top 2 Secondary Schools
2026
Newton Aycliffe
1 Sixth Form
2026
Newton Aycliffe
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School profiles in Newton Aycliffe
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