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Education in Darlington

Unitary authority

The south of the North East. 113,402 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 197 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Darlington, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Darlington had 48 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
48
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Darlington had 48 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Darlington among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Darlington is 48.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Darlington. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Darlington

Darlington has 48 open schools: 2 nursery, 29 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 special, 2 sixth form and further education and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
1
Good
15
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

17 of the 42 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2019 and July 2024.

8 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Darlington

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

St John's Church of England Academy (October 2022).

Nursery (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Borough Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5109Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), February 2020
George Dent Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 597School remains Outstanding, March 2024

Primary (29)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbey Infants' SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7264Good (overall), November 2022
Abbey Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11362School remains Good, June 202377% met KS2 standard
Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1190School remains Good, March 202475% met KS2 standard
Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11282Good (overall), September 202371% met KS2 standard
Firthmoor Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11279Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Gurney Pease AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11191Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11407Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Heathfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11439Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), December 201968% met KS2 standard
Heighington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11248Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), December 201969% met KS2 standard
High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1196Good (overall), July 202262% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11234School remains Good, October 202377% met KS2 standard
Hurworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11218School remains Good, November 202383% met KS2 standard
Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11259Good (overall), September 202276% met KS2 standard
Mowden Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 7169School remains Good, January 2023
Mowden Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11295Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met77% met KS2 standard
Northwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11429School remains Good, March 202456% met KS2 standard
Red Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11207Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade25% met KS2 standard
Reid Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11364School remains Good, April 202257% met KS2 standard
Skerne Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11248Requires improvement (overall), June 202435% met KS2 standard
Springfield AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11236Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met79% met KS2 standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11224Good (overall), July 202471% met KS2 standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11322Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
St John's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11249Outstanding (overall), October 202270% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11216Good (overall), February 202337% met KS2 standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11342School remains Good, February 202485% met KS2 standard
St. George's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11408Good (overall), February 202357% met KS2 standard
The Rydal AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11584Good (overall), December 202246% met KS2 standard
West Park AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11464School remains Good, March 202467% met KS2 standard
Whinfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11433School remains Good, March 202268% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Carmel CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,367Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 52.7
Haughton AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16854Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 42.3
Hummersknott AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,215Report card, February 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 50.7
Hurworth SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16621Good (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 42.4
Longfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16660Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 39.8
St Aidan's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16587Some aspects not as strong, June 2025Good (overall), January 2020Attainment 8: 41.6
Wyvern AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16464Good (overall), June 2023Attainment 8: 41.3

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Polam Hall SchoolFree schools4 to 16842Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Beaumont Hill AcademyAcademy special converter2 to 19399School remains Good, May 2024
Embleton ViewOther independent special school5 to 1834No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hurworth House School Aspris Children's servicesOther independent special school5 to 1970No outcome in Ofsted's file
Marchbank Free SchoolFree schools special5 to 1163Good (overall), January 2024
Oakwood Learning CentreOther independent special school8 to 1814No outcome in Ofsted's file
Pear Tree SchoolOther independent special school8 to 1815No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (2)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Darlington CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 19Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Rise Carr CollegePupil referral unit11 to 1667Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.