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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 19 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 10 December 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry51 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2025 1.8; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2024 1.7; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2023 1.3; Darlington median median 1.5
- 2022 1.4; Darlington median median 1.6
- 2021 1.2; Darlington median median 1.6
- 2020 1.6; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2019 1.7; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2018 1.7; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2017 1.6; Darlington median median 1.8
- 2016 1.6; Darlington median median 1.9
- 2015 2.1; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2014 1.9; Darlington median median 1.9
- This school
- Darlington median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | 51 | 1.8 | 32 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2024 | 27 | 47 | 1.7 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 27 | 34 | 1.3 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 43 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 | 38 | 46 | 1.2 | 36 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 39 | 64 | 1.6 | 37 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 24 | 41 | 1.7 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 33 | 55 | 1.7 | 32 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 27 | 43 | 1.6 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 41 | 65 | 1.6 | 44 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 | 45 | 94 | 2.1 | 56 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2014 | 38 | 72 | 1.9 | 44 | 1.16 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 69% 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 | 69% | 17% | 106 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 11% | 109 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 20% | 107 | 107 |
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
- Heighington Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · County DurhamRemains Good20242.5applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · County DurhamGood20221.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · County Durham20262.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · County DurhamGood20221.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20211.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · County DurhamNot yet inspected2.2applications per place
- 3.9 km · County DurhamRemains Good20231.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 52%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
- 137022 · 841/3132
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 266 pupils · 248 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Heighington Church of England Primary School (URN 114223)
- Address
- Hopelands, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6PH
- Local authority
- Darlington
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources