Academy sponsor led · Darlington

Corporation Road Community Primary School

2–11Ages
282Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143512URN

Corporation Road, Darlington, DL3 6AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Darlington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Darlington

55 applications for 29 places · 16th of 25 in Darlington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Darlington median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Darlington median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Darlington median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Darlington median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Darlington median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Darlington median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Darlington median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Darlington median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Darlington median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Darlington median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Darlington median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Darlington median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Darlington median

Dashed bars: as Corporation Road Community Primary School (URN 134075), 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	29	55	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2025	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2024	31	72	2.3	40	1.29
Sep 2023	30	42	1.4	27	0.90
Sep 2022	27	30	1.1	26	0.96
Sep 2021	28	37	1.3	27	0.96
Sep 2020	25	33	1.3	25	1.00
Sep 2019	24	40	1.7	23	0.96
Sep 2018	27	35	1.3	27	1.00
Sep 2017	14	22	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2016 *	33	58	1.8	32	0.97
Sep 2015 *	45	68	1.5	39	0.87
Sep 2014 *	45	60	1.3	36	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 83% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%10th of 27 in Darlington

Darlington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Darlington 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Darlington 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Darlington 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Darlington 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Darlington 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	71%	10%	103	105
2023/24	71%	10%	104	105
2022/23	61%	3%	103	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

Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Reid Street Primary School
0.5 km · Darlington

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
0.9 km · Darlington

Not yet inspected
Northwood Primary School
1.0 km · Darlington

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Gurney Pease Academy
1.1 km · Darlington

2026

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

Good2024

4.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Abbey Junior School
1.5 km · Darlington

Remains Good2023

77%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Darlington

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Abbey Infants' School
1.7 km · Darlington

Good2022

2.5applications 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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143512 · 841/2009
Trust: Lingfield Education Trust
Capacity: 352 pupils · 282 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Corporation Road Community Primary School (URN 134075)
Address: Corporation Road, Darlington, DL3 6AR
Local authority: Darlington

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