Primary schools in Darlington

31 primary schools in Darlington, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.

Darlington in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 29 schools in Darlington first 1,038 times for 1,033 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 7 of the 29 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 8 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.40 miles (St John's Church of England Academy) to 3.59 miles (Hurworth Primary School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

St John's Church of England AcademyOutstanding · DL1 4UB
Abbey Infants' SchoolGood · DL3 8JA
Abbey Junior SchoolGood · DL3 8NN
Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolGood · DL3 6AR
Croft Church of England Primary SchoolGood · DL2 2SP
Gainford Church of England Primary School and PreschoolGood · DL2 3DR
Heathfield Primary SchoolGood · DL1 1EJ
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolGood · DL3 9EN
Hurworth Primary SchoolGood · DL2 2ET
Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolGood · DL3 9HE
Mowden Infant SchoolGood · DL3 9QG
Northwood Primary SchoolGood · DL1 2HF
Red Hall Primary SchoolGood · DL1 2ST
Reid Street Primary SchoolGood · DL3 6EX
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolGood · DL3 7HP
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolGood · DL1 3ES
St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolGood · DL3 9EX
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolGood · DL1 4NL
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolGood · DL2 3NL
The Rydal AcademyGood · DL1 4BH
West Park AcademyGood · DL2 2GF
Whinfield Primary SchoolGood · DL1 3HT
Firthmoor Primary SchoolExpected standard · DL1 4RW
High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolExpected standard · DL2 2LL
Mowden Junior SchoolExpected standard · DL3 9DE
Polam Hall SchoolExpected standard · all-through (4 to 18) · DL1 5PA
Springfield AcademyExpected standard · DL1 2AN
Gurney Pease AcademyNeeds attention · DL1 2NG
Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolNeeds attention · DL3 0HZ
Skerne Park AcademyRequires improvement · DL1 5AJ
Ingleton CofE Primary SchoolNo current grade · DL2 3JE

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