Heighington Church of England Primary School

54°35′49″N 1°37′16″W﻿ / ﻿54.597°N 1.621°W﻿ / 54.597; -1.621

Academy in Heighington, County Durham, England

Heighington Church of England Primary School

Address

Hopelands

Heighington

County Durham

DL5 6PH

England

Information
Type| Academy
Religious affiliation(s)| Church of England
Department for Education URN| 137022 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Headteacher| Mrs C. Stonier
Gender| Mixed
Age| 4 to 11
Enrolment| 279
Website| http://www.br-and-h.org.uk/

Heighington CE Primary School is a Church of England primary school with academy status located in the village of Heighington, near Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. As of 2016 it educated 279 pupils aged 4–11.[1] At its Ofsted inspection in 2019, it was classed as a ‘good’ school. The headmaster since 1995 has been Neil Parker.[2]

## Premises

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The premises were extended between 2000 and 2004 with new classrooms and additional administrative space.[3] There was significant local opposition to this expansion on the grounds that children from outside the area would be attracted and this would increase traffic. The plans went ahead despite letters of objection and a petition submitted to the council.[4]

## Church bells project

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Sponsored by BT, in 2004 the school undertook a project to research the origins of the St Michael's Church bells and produced a DVD and book multimedia package.[5]

## School awards

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* Artsmark award[2]
* Healthy Schools award[2]
* Sports Active award[2]

## Faculty awards

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* Neil Parker won the North-East 2002 Leadership Trust Award for School Leadership.[6]

## Notable former pupils

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* Mark Gatiss, actor[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Heighington Church of England Primary School". Ofsted. 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
2. ^ a b c d "Heighington Church of England Primary School"[permanent dead link‍], Ofsted, 22 May 2007
3. ^ "Planning application 06/00485/DC", Darlington Borough Council, 28 June 2006
4. ^ "Villagers lose battle to stop school expansion", Northern Echo, p. 6, 12 August 2000
5. ^ "Ringing the changes", BT, 2004
6. ^ "Teachers of excellence", The Guardian, 9 July 2002
7. ^ "Remembering Heighington's past with pride – and looking to the future", The Northern Echo, 26 March 2007.

## External links

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* Official website

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Schools in Darlington Borough

Primary|

* Heighington Church of England Primary School
* Polam Hall School

Secondary|

* Carmel College, Darlington
* Haughton Academy
* Hummersknott Academy
* Hurworth School
* Longfield Academy
* Polam Hall School
* St Aidan's Church of England Academy
* Wyvern Academy

Further education|

* Darlington College
* Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Defunct|

* Hurworth House School

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