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
Good20
Outstanding2
Requires improvement1
No overall grade22
23 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 22 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 23
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 16
- Average days since inspection
- 887
- Framework mix
- 23 historic, 16 current, 6 none
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.
45 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Carmel CollegeAcademy converter | Darlington | No overall grade | 53.5 | 0.380.19 to 0.57 | |
| Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Darlington CollegeFurther education | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Embleton ViewOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Firthmoor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| George Dent Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Darlington | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Gurney Pease AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darlington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Haughton AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | Report card 2026 | 38 | -0.57-0.81 to -0.32 | |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Heighington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hummersknott AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | Report card 2026 | 47.8 | -0.48-0.66 to -0.31 | |
| Hurworth House School Aspris Children's servicesOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hurworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hurworth SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | 49.1 | 0.12-0.13 to 0.37 · not a win | |
| Longfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | No overall grade | 42.8 | -0.47-0.69 to -0.25 | |
| Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Mowden Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Mowden Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Northwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Oakwood Learning CentreOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pear Tree SchoolOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Polam Hall SchoolFree schools | Darlington | Report card 2025 | 44.6 | -0.05-0.36 to 0.26 · not a win | |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Red Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Reid Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Skerne Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Springfield AcademyAcademy converter | Darlington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Aidan's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | No overall grade | 40 | -0.96-1.22 to -0.70 | |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | No overall 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 | -0.52-0.83 to -0.21 |