Chilton Academy

State-Funded School

chilton-academy-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

DL17 0PTPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chilton Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 292 pupils. Chilton Academy is part of EDEN LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

292

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 292
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: EDEN LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 October 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 May 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.