This schoolOther primary schools in Darlington
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Whinfield Primary School, URN 134719
- 7 February 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Whinfield Primary School, URN 134719
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 entry108 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2025 2.3; Darlington median median 2.1
- 2024 2.0; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2023 1.7; Darlington median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; Darlington median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2021 1.7; Darlington median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 2.0; Darlington median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.8; Darlington median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.9; Darlington median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Darlington median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Darlington median
Dashed bars: as Whinfield Primary School (URN 134719), 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 | 60 | 108 | 1.8 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 48 | 112 | 2.3 | 44 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 * | 51 | 102 | 2.0 | 47 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 * | 57 | 96 | 1.7 | 56 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 * | 56 | 86 | 1.5 | 53 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 * | 58 | 96 | 1.7 | 58 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 65 | 128 | 2.0 | 64 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 * | 67 | 121 | 1.8 | 65 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 69 | 131 | 1.9 | 69 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 77 | 140 | 1.8 | 73 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 * | 84 | 175 | 2.1 | 71 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2015 * | 89 | 181 | 2.0 | 69 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2014 * | 70 | 153 | 2.2 | 62 | 0.89 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 85% → all three 68% 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 | 68% | 3% | 105 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 11% | 105 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 10% | 105 | 105 |
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
- Whinfield Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Darlington20262.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · DarlingtonGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · DarlingtonGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Darlington20262.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Darlington20262.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · DarlingtonRemains Good20241.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · DarlingtonStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · DarlingtonGood20231.9applications 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
- 150006 · 841/3515
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 433 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2024
- Replaced
- Whinfield Primary School (URN 134719)
- Address
- Augusta Close, Whinfield Primary School, Darlington, DL1 3HT
- Local authority
- Darlington
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources