Corporation Road Community Primary School
Corporation Road, Darlington, DL3 6AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Mark Dipple
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 352
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 143512
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325244940
About this school
Corporation Road Community Primary School is a primary academy in Darlington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 282 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 71% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 73% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Corporation Road Community 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 | 61% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corporation Road Community Primary School compares
Corporation Road Community Primary School ranked 10th of 28 primary schools in Darlington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.7% | 43.9% | 282 | — |
| Reid Street Primary School | 57% | 5% | 30.3% | 364 | 0.3 miles |
| Northwood Primary School | 56% | 7.4% | 45% | 429 | 0.6 miles |
| Gurney Pease Academy | 73% | 7.3% | 54.7% | 191 | 0.7 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 2.8% | 7.1% | 224 | 0.8 miles |
| Abbey Junior School | 77% | 3.8% | 8.2% | 362 | 0.9 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)
- 43.87%
- English as an additional language
- 65%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reid Street Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Darlington
-
Northwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Darlington
-
Gurney Pease Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Darlington
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Darlington
-
Abbey Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Darlington
Other schools in Darlington
Corporation Road Community Primary School ranks 12th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Darlington.
- Abbey Infants' School Primary
- Abbey Junior 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
- Ingleton CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Corporation Road Community Primary School teach?
- Corporation Road Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Darlington.
- Who is the head teacher of Corporation Road Community Primary School?
- The head teacher of Corporation Road Community Primary School is Mr Mark Dipple, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Corporation Road Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corporation Road Community 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 Corporation Road Community Primary School?
- Corporation Road Community Primary School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Corporation Road Community Primary School full?
- Corporation Road Community Primary School has capacity for 352 pupils and 282 on roll (80%), 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 Corporation Road Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Corporation Road Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Corporation Road Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Corporation Road Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Corporation Road Community Primary School?
- Corporation Road Community Primary School is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Corporation Road Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corporation Road Community Primary School rank locally?
- Corporation Road Community Primary School ranked 10th of 28 primary schools in Darlington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corporation Road Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Corporation Road Community 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 Corporation Road Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corporation Road Community 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 10 July 2026.