1
St John's Church of England Academy
Darlington • County Durham • DL1 4UB
1
17 Nov 2022
Top 10 Primary schools in Darlington
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Darlington. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
29
Outstanding
1
Good
25
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 89% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
2
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Darlington • County Durham • DL3 7HP
2
18 Sep 2024
3
Corporation Road Community Primary School
Darlington • County Durham • DL3 6AR
2
9 Oct 2023
4
St. George's Church of England Academy
• DL2 1LD
2
26 Apr 2023
5
St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
Darlington • County Durham • DL3 9EX
2
30 Mar 2023
6
The Rydal Academy
Darlington • County Durham • DL1 4BH
2
31 Jan 2023
7
Abbey Infants' School
Darlington • County Durham • DL3 8JA
2
18 Jan 2023
8
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Darlington • County Durham • DL3 9HE
2
15 Nov 2022
9
High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School
Darlington • County Durham • DL2 2LL
2
10 Oct 2022
10
Springfield Academy
Darlington • County Durham • DL1 2AN
2
5 Jul 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Heathfield Primary School 2 • Jan 2020
- Heighington Church of England Primary School 2 • Jan 2020
- Red Hall Primary School 2 • May 2019
- Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School 2 • Mar 2019
- Northwood Primary School 2 • Feb 2019
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 2 • Jul 2018
- West Park Academy 2 • Apr 2015
- Hurworth Primary School 2 • Mar 2014
- Gurney Pease Academy 2 • Sep 2013
- Firthmoor Primary School 2 • Jul 2013