North East
Schools in Darlington
45 schools, 15,508 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 39.5.
Ofsted across Darlington
Good21
Outstanding2
Requires improvement1
No overall grade21
24 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 21 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Darlington
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — |
| Abbey Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — |
| Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bishopton | Good 2024 | — |
| Borough Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Carmel CollegeAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | 53.5 |
| Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Good 2023 | — |
| Darlington CollegeFurther education | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Embleton ViewOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Firthmoor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | — |
| George Dent Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Darlington | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Gurney Pease AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Haughton AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | 38 |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Heighington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | No grade | — |
| High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — |
| Hummersknott AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | 47.8 |
| Hurworth House School Aspris Children's servicesOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Hurworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — |
| Hurworth SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | 49.1 |
| Longfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | No grade | 42.8 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — |
| Mowden Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — |
| Mowden Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — |
| Northwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Good 2024 | — |
| Oakwood Learning CentreOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Pear Tree SchoolOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Polam Hall SchoolFree schools | Darlington | No grade | 44.6 |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Red Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Reid Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — |
| Skerne Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Springfield AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | — |
| St Aidan's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | No grade | 40 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2024 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | No grade | — |
| St John's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | Outstanding 2022 | — |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2024 | — |
| St. George's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — |
| The Rydal AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Good 2022 | — |
| West Park AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2024 | — |
| Whinfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — |
| Wyvern AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Good 2023 | 37.7 |