Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DD
285 pupils · 74% of 385 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 67.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 October 2022, published 8 December 2022. 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 | 29% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 26 | 51 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 23 | 45 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 19 | 38 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 19 | 39 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 20 | 48 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 18 | 36 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 32 | 31 | 57 | 32 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 27 | 50 | 27 |
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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 0.3 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Sugar Hill Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Byerley Park Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 1.3 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.