Academy converter · Darlington

Firthmoor Primary School

2–11Ages
279Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138129URN

Ingleby Moor Crescent, Darlington, DL1 4RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Darlington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Darlington

67 applications for 32 places · 13th of 25 in Darlington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Darlington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
9 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Darlington median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 32 places offered · 29 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Darlington median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Darlington median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Darlington median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Darlington median median 1.5
2022 1.4; Darlington median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Darlington median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Darlington median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Darlington median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Darlington median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Darlington median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Darlington median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Darlington median median 2.1
2014 1.7; 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	32	67	2.1	29	0.91
Sep 2025	32	59	1.8	30	0.94
Sep 2024	37	62	1.7	32	0.86
Sep 2023	33	47	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2022	44	63	1.4	41	0.93
Sep 2021	36	55	1.5	31	0.86
Sep 2020	42	50	1.2	40	0.95
Sep 2019	29	47	1.6	25	0.86
Sep 2018	39	50	1.3	30	0.77
Sep 2017	40	54	1.4	34	0.85
Sep 2016	43	69	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2015	37	61	1.7	32	0.86
Sep 2014	45	75	1.7	47	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 76% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%18th of 27 in Darlington

Darlington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Darlington 77% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Darlington 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Darlington 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Darlington 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Darlington 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Darlington 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	9%	105	105
2023/24	64%	9%	105	107
2022/23	67%	10%	105	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

Firthmoor Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Academy
0.6 km · Darlington

Outstanding2022

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

Good2022

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
1.2 km · Darlington

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Skerne Park Academy
1.9 km · Darlington

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Red Hall Primary School
2.2 km · Darlington

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Gurney Pease Academy
2.5 km · Darlington

2026

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Darlington

Good2024

4.6applications per place 71%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: 138129 · 841/2001
Trust: Northern Lights Learning Trust
Capacity: 365 pupils · 279 on roll
Free school meals: 50.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2012
Replaced: Firthmoor Primary School (URN 132207)
Address: Ingleby Moor Crescent, Darlington, DL1 4RW
Local authority: Darlington

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