Chilton Academy, Ferryhill

Overview

Chilton Academy is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Ferryhill, North East, for pupils aged 3–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 3–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
School capacity: 378
Pupils on roll: 292
URN: 145594

Admissions

Local authority: County Durham
Academy trust or group: EDEN LEARNING TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 420
Pupils on roll: 253
Unfilled places at survey date: 167

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 24
Total preferences: 29
Offers made: 25

First preferences compared with offers

0.96 first preferences per offer

24 first preferences and 25 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	24	29	25
2025/26	28	34	29
2024/25	20	27	20
2023/24	39	41	40
2022/23	31	33	33

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Primary

2024/25 results

Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
School
63%
England
62%
Pupils included: 30
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
School
7%
England
8%
Pupils included: 30

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 13 October 2022 · Published 4 December 2022
Outcome: School remains Good

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Chilton, Off New South View, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 0PT
Local authority: County Durham
Area: Schools in County Durham

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