Hopelands, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham DL5 6PH
10 reasons to choose Heighington Church of England Primary School
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Heighington Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Newton Aycliffe and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Heighington Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 18 members of Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.
Average class size
Heighington Church of England Primary School has one class per year rising to three, and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Heighington Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Heighington Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at Heighington Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Heighington Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.50pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Heighington Church of England Primary School
Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (12.4 miles);The Chorister School (14.1 miles); Red House Junior School (14.2 miles).
Thornhill Primary School, Shildon (3.5 miles); Prince Bishops Community Primary School (4.6 miles); St Anne’s Church of England Primary School, Bishop Auckland (4.7 miles).
Durham High School for Girls (12.4 miles); Durham School (13.7 miles); Red House School (14.2 miles).
St John’s School & Sixth Form College – A Catholic Academy (5.8 miles); Carmel College (6 miles); Hummersknott Academy (6.5 miles).