Whinfield Primary School
Primary schoolWhinfield Primary School is a primary school in Darlington, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 433 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 30 March 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at Whinfield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Darlington and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 68% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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
In a straight line- Springfield AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Haughton AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)700 m
- Beaumont Hill AcademySpecial. School remains Good, May 2024700 m
- St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Red Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Gurney Pease AcademyPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Darlington
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).