Chilton Academy

School Name: Chilton Academy
Address: Chilton, Off New South View
Town/City: Ferryhill
County: County Durham
Postcode: DL17 0PT
Telephone Number: 01388 720255
Website: www.chilton.durham.sch.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
Trust: Eden Learning Trust
Sponsor: Eden Learning Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Carrie Dodsworth
Capacity: 378
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 292 (46% boys & 54% girls)
Enrollment: 77% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 33.6%

URN: 145594
DfE Number: 840/2002
UKPRN: 10067546
UPRN: 100110805416
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (E14001382)
Electoral Ward: Chilton (E05016165)

Easting & Northing: 428716E, 529472N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 39' 36.58" N 1° 33' 22.43" W
Plus Code: 9C6WMC6V+3G

DfE Record: View record

1. Aycliffe Secure Centre (1.1km)
2. Ferryhill Station Primary School (2.3km)
3. Kirk Merrington Primary School (2.9km)
4. Ferryhill School (3.0km)
5. Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School (3.2km)
6. The Woodlands (3.2km)
7. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School (3.2km)
8. Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (3.6km)
9. Woodham Academy (3.6km)
10. North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School (4.1km)

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• Kepier
• Woodham Academy
• Ferryhill School
• Seaham High School
• Tanfield School
• St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
• Woodlea Primary School
• Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School

• King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
• Kepier
• Woodham Academy
• Ferryhill School
• Seaham High School
• Tanfield School
• St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
• Woodlea Primary School
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• Chilton Primary School