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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Sep 2024)
- Before: Gainford CofE Primary School and Preschool URN 114222 Good2015
For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.
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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 entry12 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.8; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 2.5; County Durham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 5.0; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 2.3; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Gainford CofE Primary School and Preschool (URN 114222), 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 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 92% · Writing 83% · Maths 75% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 17% | 108 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 0% | 104 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 0% | 104 | 100 |
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
- Gainford Church of England Primary School and PreschoolThis schoolThis schoolNot yet inspected1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · North YorkshireGood20232.6applications per place
- 5.2 km · County DurhamGood20231.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 5.7 km · DarlingtonGood20222.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 8.4 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 8.7 km · County DurhamGood20231.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 8.8 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20243.7applications per place
- 9.1 km · County DurhamRemains Good20243.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151061 · 840/3131
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 100 pupils · 42 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2024
- Replaced
- Gainford CofE Primary School and Preschool (URN 114222)
- Address
- Low Road, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3DR
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources