Byerley Park Primary School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LE
207 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 February 2026, published 29 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.31 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 38 | 78 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 69 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 25 | 54 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 32 | 88 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 32 | 77 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 23 | 77 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 29 | 86 | 27 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 20 | 80 | 22 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Sugar Hill Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.