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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 January 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 entry87 applications · 55 places offered · 54 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2025 1.9; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2024 1.8; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2023 1.8; Darlington median median 1.5
- 2022 1.4; Darlington median median 1.6
- 2021 1.6; Darlington median median 1.6
- 2020 1.7; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2019 1.4; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2018 1.6; Darlington median median 1.7
- 2017 1.6; Darlington median median 1.8
- 2016 1.9; Darlington median median 1.9
- 2015 1.5; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Darlington median
Dashed bars: as Northwood Primary School (URN 114175), the previous school.
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 | 55 | 87 | 1.6 | 54 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 47 | 88 | 1.9 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 41 | 72 | 1.8 | 41 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 38 | 70 | 1.8 | 37 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 47 | 67 | 1.4 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 39 | 62 | 1.6 | 39 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 41 | 70 | 1.7 | 41 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 49 | 68 | 1.4 | 49 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 39 | 61 | 1.6 | 39 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 37 | 58 | 1.6 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 36 | 67 | 1.9 | 32 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 * | 46 | 71 | 1.5 | 28 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2014 * | 59 | 96 | 1.6 | 48 | 0.81 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 58% · Writing 73% · Maths 71% → all three 56% 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 | 56% | 2% | 103 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 5% | 103 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 10% | 105 | 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
- Northwood Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Darlington20262.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Darlington20262.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · DarlingtonGood20231.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · DarlingtonGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Darlington20262.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20221.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20221.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · DarlingtonNot yet inspected
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142462 · 841/2008
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 429 on roll
- Free school meals
- 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2016
- Replaced
- Northwood Primary School (URN 114175)
- Address
- Pendleton Road South, Darlington, DL1 2HF
- Local authority
- Darlington
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources