Firthmoor Primary School
Ingleby Moor Crescent, Darlington, DL1 4RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Ashton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Lights Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 365
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 138129
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325244001
About this school
Firthmoor Primary School is a primary academy in Darlington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 279 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 87% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 73% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Firthmoor 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 | 67% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 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 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 310 |
| 2023/24 | 298 |
| 2024/25 | 283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Firthmoor Primary School compares
Firthmoor Primary School ranked 18th of 28 primary schools in Darlington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.7% | 54.4% | 279 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 11.3% | 15.7% | 342 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Church of England Academy | 70% | 4.6% | 44.1% | 249 | 0.4 miles |
| The Rydal Academy | 46% | 7.8% | 52.3% | 584 | 0.7 miles |
| Heathfield Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 30.7% | 439 | 0.8 miles |
| Skerne Park Academy | 35% | 8.5% | 60.6% | 248 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.37%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 13.69%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Darlington
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St John's Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Darlington
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The Rydal Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Darlington
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Heathfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Darlington
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Skerne Park Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Darlington
Other schools in Darlington
Firthmoor Primary School ranks 20th 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
- 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
- Ingleton CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Firthmoor Primary School teach?
- Firthmoor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Darlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Firthmoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Firthmoor Primary School is Mrs Helen Ashton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Firthmoor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Firthmoor 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 Firthmoor Primary School?
- Firthmoor Primary School has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Firthmoor Primary School full?
- Firthmoor Primary School has capacity for 365 pupils and 279 on roll (76%), 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 Firthmoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Firthmoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Firthmoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Firthmoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Firthmoor Primary School?
- Firthmoor Primary School is part of NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Firthmoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Firthmoor Primary School rank locally?
- Firthmoor Primary School ranked 18th of 28 primary schools in Darlington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Firthmoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Firthmoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Firthmoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Firthmoor 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 15 July 2026.