What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 18 December 2012Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 91% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Darlington median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 8% | 109 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 6% | 106 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 11% | 108 | 106 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Abbey Junior SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good202377%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · DarlingtonGood20222.5applications per place
- 0.7 km · DarlingtonNot yet inspected
- 0.9 km · DarlingtonGood20244.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20233.0applications per place
- 1.1 km · Darlington202677%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20221.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · DarlingtonGood20233.2applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20233.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 136989 · 841/2647
- Capacity
- 360 pupils · 362 on roll
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Abbey Junior School (URN 114165)
- Address
- Abbey Road, Darlington, DL3 8NN
- Local authority
- Darlington
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources