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
19 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Darlington
Trust
LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
439
423 full-time ·
16 part-time
Female pupils
188
42.8% of pupils
Male pupils
251
57.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.3 pts
above England
School
30.1%
Darlington
28.9%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.1 pts
below England
School
11.2%
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
77.0%
338
Any other White background
7.3%
32
Gypsy / Roma
3.6%
16
African
3.2%
14
Any other Asian background
1.4%
6
White and Asian
1.4%
6
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
15.0%
66 of
439 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 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
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Darlington
69.9%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Darlington
70.2%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
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
5.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.52 pts
lower than
England
School
5.70%
Darlington
6.19%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
higher than
England
School
15.86%
Darlington
17.45%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
higher than
England
School
2.27%
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
93.0%
4.8 pts
above England
Heathfield Primary School
93.0%
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.