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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 March 2015Graded 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 entry127 applications · 60 places offered · 59 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.1; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2025 2.0; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2024 2.1; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2023 2.0; Darlington median median 1.5
- 2022 1.7; Darlington median median 1.6
- 2021 2.0; Darlington median median 1.6
- 2020 1.9; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2019 1.9; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2018 1.7; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2017 2.1; Darlington median median 1.8
- 2016 2.5; Darlington median median 1.9
- 2015 2.9; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2014 2.4; 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 | 60 | 127 | 2.1 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 121 | 2.0 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 58 | 119 | 2.1 | 57 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 57 | 111 | 2.0 | 66 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2022 | 59 | 102 | 1.7 | 59 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 50 | 98 | 2.0 | 51 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 112 | 1.9 | 63 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 111 | 1.9 | 68 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 | 56 | 96 | 1.7 | 55 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 127 | 2.1 | 73 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 150 | 2.5 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 172 | 2.9 | 72 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2014 | 56 | 134 | 2.4 | 54 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 70% · Writing 82% · Maths 85% → all three 67% 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 | 67% | 18% | 105 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 12% | 108 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 8% | 106 | 104 |
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
- West Park AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · DarlingtonGood20221.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20233.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · DarlingtonGood20233.2applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Darlington202677%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20233.0applications per place
- 2.1 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20221.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · Darlington20262.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · DarlingtonGood20231.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 137042 · 841/2002
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 464 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Alderman Leach Primary School (URN 132204)
- Address
- Alderman Leach Drive, Darlington, DL2 2GF
- Local authority
- Darlington
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources