Reid Street Primary School
Reid Street, Darlington, DL3 6EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Paula Ayto
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 136836
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325251006
About this school
Reid Street Primary School is a primary academy in Darlington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 364 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 62 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 68% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 81% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 65% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Reid Street Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Darlington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reid Street Primary School compares
Reid Street Primary School ranked 21st of 28 primary schools in Darlington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5% | 30.3% | 364 | — |
| Corporation Road Community Primary School | 71% | 5.7% | 43.9% | 282 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.1% | 15.6% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Abbey Junior School | 77% | 3.8% | 8.2% | 362 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School | 37% | 4.9% | 33.8% | 216 | 0.8 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 2.8% | 7.1% | 224 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.31%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 17.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corporation Road Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Darlington
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Darlington
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Abbey Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Darlington
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St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Darlington
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Darlington
Other schools in Darlington
Reid Street Primary School ranks 23rd of the 29 ranked primary schools in Darlington.
- Abbey Infants' School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Corporation Road Community Primary School Primary
- Croft Church of England Primary School Primary
- Firthmoor Primary School Primary
- Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool Primary
- Gurney Pease Academy Primary
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School Primary
- Heathfield Primary School Primary
- High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Hurworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Reid Street Primary School teach?
- Reid Street Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Darlington.
- Who is the principal of Reid Street Primary School?
- The principal of Reid Street Primary School is Mrs Paula Ayto, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Reid Street Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reid Street Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Reid Street Primary School?
- Reid Street Primary School has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Reid Street Primary School full?
- Reid Street Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 364 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Reid Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Reid Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Reid Street Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Reid Street Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Reid Street Primary School?
- Reid Street Primary School is part of THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Reid Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reid Street Primary School rank locally?
- Reid Street Primary School ranked 21st of 28 primary schools in Darlington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reid Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Reid Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reid Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reid Street Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.