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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL5 5NUSugar Hill Primary School
Primary

Sugar Hill Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Newton Aycliffe · DL5 5NU www.sugarhill.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
459
cap. 468
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sugar Hill Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
-19pp
85%69%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
5%
-3pp
16%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
459
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Sheraton Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NU
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%5%72%22%65%12%80%12%90%78%104.0104.0105.019%459
2023/2471%8%78%29%78%14%86%17%92%80%105.0105.0104.013%464
2022/2364%8%73%22%78%10%76%14%80%75%104.0104.0103.0-2.70-0.90-1.9011%465
2018/1985%8%93%22%87%18%90%32%80%87%106.0107.0107.0+2.80+1.80+3.2012%464
2017/1881%16%95%47%83%29%97%52%88%95%108.0109.0110.0+4.50+1.90+5.6013%454
2016/1785%13%95%30%85%33%95%25%93%95%108.0107.0111.0+5.00+3.40+5.2014%447

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545923.619%3%31%6%16%
2023/2446422.913%3%31%7%19%
2022/2346524.411%3%34%7%20%
2021/2246722.711%1%36%6%18%
2020/2145924.111%1%30%
2018/1946422.212%1%29%4%8%
2017/1845422.013%1%30%4%8%
2016/1744719.914%0%32%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.