Schools in Darlington

About schools in Darlington

Most of the 49 schools listed in Darlington are primary schools. Its eight 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

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 31 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.9

average Attainment 8 score, across the 11 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

• Borough Road Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

• George Dent Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools30

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Abbey Infants' School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Abbey Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Corporation Road Community Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Croft Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  92%

  expected standard
• Firthmoor Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Gurney Pease Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Harrowgate Hill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Heathfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Holy Family Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Hurworth Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Ingleton CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  89%

  expected standard
• Mount Pleasant Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Mowden Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 7

• Mowden Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Northwood Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Red Hall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  25%

  expected standard
• Reid Street Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Skerne Park Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Springfield Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• St John's Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  37%

  expected standard
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• The Rydal Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• West Park Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Whinfield Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  68%

  expected standard

Secondary schools8

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Carmel College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  53.5

  Attainment 8
• Haughton Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  38.0

  Attainment 8
• Hummersknott Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  47.8

  Attainment 8
• Hurworth School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  49.1

  Attainment 8
• Longfield Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.8

  Attainment 8
• St Aidan's Church of England Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  40.0

  Attainment 8
• Staindrop Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  45.6

  Attainment 8
• Wyvern Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  37.7

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Polam Hall School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 16

  44.6

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• Darlington College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

• Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

  Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16 to 19

Special schools and alternative provision6

• Beaumont Hill Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

• Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Marchbank Free School

  Free schools special · Ages 5 to 11

• Oakwood Learning Centre

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18

• Pear Tree School

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18

• Rise Carr College

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Darlington

How many schools are in Darlington?

OfferDay lists 49 schools in Darlington, including 30 primary schools and eight 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 schools in Darlington where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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.