# Skerne Park Academy

Skerne Park Academy is a primary school in Darlington, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 248 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139195. [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 248
- Council: Darlington
- URN: 139195

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 35% of pupils at Skerne Park Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Darlington and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Darlington | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Polam Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-hall-school-e142174): 910 m. All-through. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Rydal Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rydal-academy-e138989): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e139531): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-academy-e138128): 1.3 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), October 2022. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Borough Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/borough-road-nursery-school-e113982): 1.5 km. Nursery. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeth-sixth-form-college-e150514): 1.7 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139195)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139195)

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