Heighington Church of England Primary School
Primary school in Newton Aycliffe, Darlington. Standards maintained (Feb 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 10 December 2019, report published 13 January 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 19 February 2025, report published 25 March 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around February 2029
The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 2.0 milesSt Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
- 2.1 milesStephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Good (Oct 2022)
- 2.1 milesByerley Park Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 2.2 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Good (Sep 2022)
- 2.3 milesWoodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Requires improvement (Dec 2021)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.