Primary schools in Darlington

There are 30 primary schools in Darlington, teaching 9,401 pupils. Of the 30 with a score, 11 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 9 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Darlington All schools in Darlington Places within

Pupils from low-income families27%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools11 of 30scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards6inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)211 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full13 of 29schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.9one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs6schools on the government programme

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Primary schools (30)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Mowden Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	295	13%	Report card 2026	82	71 to 90
2	West Park AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	464	13%	Good 2024	80	66 to 89
3	Hurworth Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	218	11%	Good 2023	80	60 to 90
4	Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	234	13%	Good 2023	78	57 to 90
5	St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	224	7%	Good 2024	77	55 to 89
6	St John's Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	249	37%	Outstanding 2022	77	55 to 89
7	Abbey Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	362	9%	Good 2023	76	61 to 85
8	Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	259	56%	Good 2022	74	52 to 87
9	Mowden Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 5-7	169	9%	Good 2023	74	47 to 89
10	Heighington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newton Aycliffe	248	11%	Good 2019	67	44 to 83
11	Abbey Infants' SchoolAcademy · ages 4-7	264	3%	Good 2022	66	38 to 85
12	Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Bishopton	90	15%	Good 2024	64	26 to 89
13	Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	282	43%	Good 2023	63	40 to 81
14	Whinfield Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	433	21%	Good 2022	63	40 to 81
15	St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	342	11%	Good 2024	61	37 to 80
16	High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	96	17%	Good 2022	51	21 to 80
17	Firthmoor Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	279	50%	Report card 2026	47	27 to 68
18	St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	322	12%	No overall grade 2024	44	25 to 65
19	Springfield AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	236	42%	Report card 2026	41	20 to 65
20	Polam Hall SchoolFree school · ages 4-16	842	31%	Report card 2025	37	27 to 49
21	Reid Street Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	364	28%	Good 2022	36	21 to 56
22	Northwood Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	429	42%	Good 2024	33	18 to 54
23	St. George's Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	408	18%	Good 2023	32	18 to 52
24	Heathfield Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	439	31%	Good 2019	31	18 to 51
25	St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	216	30%	Good 2023	25	12 to 48
26	Gurney Pease AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	191	51%	Report card 2026	13	6 to 27
27	The Rydal AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	584	52%	Good 2022	12	7 to 19
28	Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	407	32%	Report card 2026	4	2 to 6
29	Red Hall Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	207	58%	No overall grade 2025	3	1 to 6
30	Skerne Park AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	248	57%	Requires improvement 2024	1	1 to 2

Primary schools by town in Darlington

Darlington27 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

County Durham208 schools Northumberland139 schools Sunderland83 schools Newcastle upon Tyne77 schools Gateshead66 schools Stockton-on-Tees60 schools North Tyneside60 schools Middlesbrough41 schools Redcar and Cleveland44 schools South Tyneside45 schools Hartlepool30 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.