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Sugar Hill Primary School

County Durham, DL5 5NUPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
61 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
#3,907
of 13,686 nationally

About Sugar Hill Primary School

Sugar Hill Primary School in County Durham holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in early 2025, but the detail tells a more interesting story. Inspectors judged behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management all as Outstanding, while early years provision also retained its Outstanding grade from the previous inspection. On the academic front, the most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 71% of Year 6 pupils achieved this in the 2023/24 assessments. That is noticeably above the County Durham local authority average of 62%, placing the school 50th out of 170 primary schools in the area and in the top 30% nationally. Individual subject scores were solid too, with average scaled scores of 105 in both reading and maths, and 86% of pupils met the expected standard in maths specifically.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSheraton Road, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 5NU
HeadteacherPaula O'Rourke
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Number of Pupils459
Free School Meals (FSM)30.4%
School Capacity459 / 468 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 7 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Forest SchoolArt StudiosSensory RoomMusic RoomsICT SuiteLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

AthleticsCricketDanceTennisFootball

Clubs & Activities

GardeningDramaChoirChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Sugar Hill Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.