North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School is an independent special school in Newton Aycliffe for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 60 pupils and room for 84.
Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN01325 328090ne-as.org.ukMrs Tracey Clements headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
6 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
A level and sixth-form results, 2018
11 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Students | 11 |
| Average A level grade | NE |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to County Durham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 60 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society | Special post 16 institution | 140 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Vane Road Primary School | Academy | 510 m | 427 | Report card 2026 | 78 | Compare |
| Woodham Academy | Academy | 830 m | 1,071 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | Academy | 900 m | 162 | No overall grade 2025 | 53 | Compare |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 448 | No overall grade 2025 | 43 | Compare |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 1.2 miles | 222 | Requires improvement 2021 | 7 | Compare |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 285 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 150 | Good 2022 | 43 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School yet.
How many pupils does North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School have?
60 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 84 places, so it is 71% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN
- Telephone
- 01325 328090
- Website
- www.ne-as.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Clements
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward
- Aycliffe South
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 13 February 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 139329 · LAESTAB 8406013 · UKPRN 10055681
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.