OFSTED
19 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 December 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
13 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Darlington
Trust
DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
248
230 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
136
54.8% of pupils
Male pupils
112
45.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.1 pts
below England
School
11.7%
Darlington
28.9%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.9 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Darlington
10.6%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Darlington
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.7%
215
Unclassified
6.5%
16
White and Asian
2.0%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
4
African
1.2%
3
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.5%
16 of
248 pupils
14.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
69.0%
8.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Reading
7.2 pts above England
School
81.0%
Darlington
69.9%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Darlington
70.2%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
Darlington
71.3%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.04%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.18 pts
lower than
England
School
4.04%
Darlington
6.19%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.68 pts
lower than
England
School
9.14%
Darlington
17.45%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.30 pts
lower than
England
School
0.51%
Darlington
2.16%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.2%
5.0 pts
above England
Heighington Church of England Primary School
93.2%
Darlington
94.4%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.