How many schools are in Darlington?

OfferDay lists 48 schools in Darlington, including 29 primary schools and seven secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Darlington?

Every school in Darlington is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Darlington?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Darlington does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Darlington local authority?

OfferDay groups the Darlington schools across three towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Darlington local authority

Darlington has 48 schools listed on OfferDay across 3 towns.

2 nursery schools · 29 primary schools · 7 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 7 special and alternative provision schools

About schools in Darlington

Most of the 48 schools listed in Darlington are primary schools. Its seven secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 62%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 30 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 43.8; average Attainment 8 score, across the 10 schools with published results

Top schools in Darlington

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 85%
2 Hurworth Primary School 83%
3 Springfield Academy 79%
4 Holy Family Catholic Primary School 77%
5 Mowden Junior School 77%
6 Abbey Junior School 77%
7 Mount Pleasant Primary School 76%
8 Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School 75%

Secondary

1 Carmel College 53.5
2 Hurworth School 49.1
3 Hummersknott Academy 47.8
4 Polam Hall School 44.6
5 Longfield Academy 42.8
6 St Aidan's Church of England Academy 40.0
7 Haughton Academy 38.0
8 Wyvern Academy 37.7

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Darlington.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

St. George's Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

57%

expected standard
Embleton View
Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 18

Common questions about schools in Darlington

How many schools are in Darlington?: OfferDay lists 48 schools in Darlington, including 29 primary schools and seven secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Darlington?: Every school in Darlington is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Darlington?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Darlington does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Darlington local authority?: OfferDay groups the Darlington schools across three towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.