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St. George's Church of England Academy

2–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138000URN

Neasham Road, DL2 1LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.8 below Darlington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Darlington

63 applications for 48 places · 24th of 25 in Darlington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Darlington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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 hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Darlington median (2.1) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

63 applications · 48 places offered · 44 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Darlington median median 2.1
2025 1.2; Darlington median median 2.1
2024 1.3; Darlington median median 2.1
2023 1.2; Darlington median median 1.5
2022 1.3; Darlington median median 1.6
2021 1.1; Darlington median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Darlington median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Darlington median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Darlington median median 1.7
2017 1.1; Darlington median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Darlington median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Darlington median median 2.1
2014 1.2; Darlington median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Darlington median in 0 of 13 years.

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	48	63	1.3	44	0.92
Sep 2025	46	57	1.2	46	1.00
Sep 2024	44	58	1.3	44	1.00
Sep 2023	56	65	1.2	56	1.00
Sep 2022	55	69	1.3	50	0.91
Sep 2021	43	48	1.1	40	0.93
Sep 2020	54	70	1.3	52	0.96
Sep 2019	47	65	1.4	45	0.96
Sep 2018	48	59	1.2	47	0.98
Sep 2017	44	50	1.1	43	0.98
Sep 2016	45	62	1.4	49	1.09
Sep 2015	45	69	1.5	46	1.02
Sep 2014	45	52	1.2	40	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 76% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%20th of 27 in Darlington

Darlington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Darlington 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Darlington 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Darlington 77% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Darlington 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Darlington 77% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Darlington 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Darlington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	4%	102	102
2023/24	68%	11%	106	105
2022/23	60%	4%	106	102

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

St. George's Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Firthmoor Primary School
3.5 km · Darlington

2026

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
3.7 km · Darlington

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Red Hall Primary School
3.9 km · Darlington

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
3.9 km · Darlington

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Academy
4.1 km · Darlington

Outstanding2022

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
The Rydal Academy
4.5 km · Darlington

Good2022

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Whinfield Primary School
4.7 km · Darlington

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Springfield Academy
4.8 km · Darlington

2026

2.7applications per place 79%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: 138000 · 841/3514
Trust: Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: St George's CofE VA Primary School (URN 134472); Middleton St George CofE (Aided) Primary School (URN 114160)
Address: Neasham Road, DL2 1LD
Local authority: Darlington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources