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High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
96Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142961URN

Ulnaby Lane, High Coniscliffe, Darlington, DL2 2LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 above Darlington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Darlington

23 applications for 10 places

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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 July 2022Ofsted'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

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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 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

23 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Darlington median median 2.1
2025 2.5; Darlington median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Darlington median median 2.1
2023 3.0; Darlington median median 1.5
2022 2.3; Darlington median median 1.6
2021 2.9; Darlington median median 1.6
2020 2.1; Darlington median median 1.7
2019 3.2; Darlington median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Darlington median median 1.7
2017 5.5; Darlington median median 1.8
2016 4.3; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 4.9; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 4.4; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Darlington median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Darlington median

Dashed bars: as High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School (URN 114224), 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	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2025	8	20	2.5	8	1.00
Sep 2024	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	6	18	3.0	5	0.83
Sep 2022	13	30	2.3	15	1.15
Sep 2021	12	35	2.9	12	1.00
Sep 2020	14	29	2.1	14	1.00
Sep 2019	13	41	3.2	13	1.00
Sep 2018	14	33	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2017	6	33	5.5	6	1.00
Sep 2016 *	11	47	4.3	11	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	74	4.9	12	0.80
Sep 2014 *	15	66	4.4	18	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → 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 standard77%

Darlington 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Darlington 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Darlington 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Darlington 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Darlington 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Darlington 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	8%	106	103
2023/24	56%	6%	105	102
2022/23	73%	13%	108	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

High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Primary School
4.0 km · Darlington

Good2022

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Mowden Junior School
4.2 km · Darlington

2026

77%met the SATs standard
Mowden Infant School
4.3 km · Darlington

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place
St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Darlington

Good2023

3.2applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
West Park Academy
4.6 km · Darlington

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
4.8 km · Darlington

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Abbey Junior School
5.2 km · Darlington

Remains Good2023

77%met the SATs standard
Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place

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: 142961 · 841/3133
Trust: Melrose Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 96 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School (URN 114224)
Address: Ulnaby Lane, High Coniscliffe, Darlington, DL2 2LL
Local authority: Darlington

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