North East
Special 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.
Special 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embleton ViewOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Hurworth House School Aspris Children's servicesOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Oakwood Learning CentreOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |
| Pear Tree SchoolOther independent special school | Darlington | No grade | — |