Darlington schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Darlington, 40 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 88% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 8 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
Every school
| Abbey Infants' SchoolDL3 8JA | Primary | Hummersknott | Good (2023) |
| Abbey Junior SchoolDL3 8NN | Primary | Pierremont | School remains Good (2023) |
| Beaumont Hill AcademyDL1 2AN | Special | Haughton-le-Skerne | School remains Good (2024) |
| Borough Road Nursery SchoolDL1 1SG | Nursery | Bank Top | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Carmel CollegeDL3 8RW | Secondary | Hummersknott | Outstanding in every area (2024) |
| Corporation Road Community Primary SchoolDL3 6AR | Primary | Hopetown | Good (2023) |
| Firthmoor Primary SchoolDL1 4RW | Primary | Firthmoor | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| George Dent Nursery SchoolDL3 7PY | Nursery | Pierremont | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Gurney Pease AcademyDL1 2NG | Primary | Albert Hill | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3 |
| Harrowgate Hill Primary SchoolDL3 0HZ | Primary | Rise Carr | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4 |
| Haughton AcademyDL1 2AN | Secondary | Haughton-le-Skerne | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 2 |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolDL1 1EJ | Primary | Eastbourne | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Heighington Church of England Primary SchoolDL5 6PH | Primary | Heighington | Standards maintained (2025) |
| High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolDL2 2LL | Primary | High Coniscliffe | Good (2022) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolDL3 9EN | Primary | Cockerton | School remains Good (2023) |
| Hummersknott AcademyDL3 8AR | Secondary | Hummersknott | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 4 |
| Hurworth Primary SchoolDL2 2ET | Primary | Hurworth-on-Tees | School remains Good (2023) |
| Longfield AcademyDL3 0HT | Secondary | Harrowgate Hill | Good in every area (2024) |
| Marchbank Free SchoolDL3 9BL | Special | Cockerton | Good (2024) |
| Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolDL3 9HE | Primary | Branksome | Good (2022) |
| Mowden Infant SchoolDL3 9QG | Primary | Cockerton | School remains Good (2023) |
| Mowden Junior SchoolDL3 9DE | Primary | Cockerton | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 3 |
| Northwood Primary SchoolDL1 2HF | Primary | Rise Carr | School remains Good (2024) |
| Polam Hall SchoolDL1 5PA | Secondary | Darlington | Report card Jan 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Red Hall Primary SchoolDL1 2ST | Primary | Red Hall | Good in every area (2025) |
| Reid Street Primary SchoolDL3 6EX | Primary | Pierremont | School remains Good (2022) |
| Rise Carr CollegeDL3 0NS | Alternative provision | Rise Carr | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Skerne Park AcademyDL1 5AJ | Primary | Skerne Park | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Springfield AcademyDL1 2AN | Primary | Haughton-le-Skerne | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| St Aidan's Church of England AcademyDL1 1LL | Secondary | Albert Hill | Some aspects not as strong (2025) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolDL3 7HP | Primary | Darlington | Good (2024) |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolDL1 3ES | Primary | Whinfield | Good in every area (2025) |
| St John's Church of England AcademyDL1 4UB | Primary | Firthmoor | Outstanding (2022) |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolDL3 9EX | Primary | Cockerton | Good (2023) |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolDL1 4NL | Primary | Eastbourne | School remains Good (2024) |
| St. George's Church of England AcademyDL2 1LD | Primary | Middleton St George | Good (2023) |
| The Rydal AcademyDL1 4BH | Primary | Bank Top | Good (2023) |
| West Park AcademyDL2 2GF | Primary | Faverdale | School remains Good (2024) |
| Whinfield Primary SchoolDL1 3HT | Primary | Whinfield | School remains Good (2022) |
| Wyvern AcademyDL3 9SH | Secondary | Branksome | Good (2023) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 8 Darlington report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 37 times, needs attention 9 times, strong standard 7 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at DL and TS postcodes and show here the ones in Darlington. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
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Questions people ask
How many schools in Darlington are rated good or better?
88% of the 40 state schools and nurseries in Darlington were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Darlington?
There are 40 state-funded schools and nurseries in Darlington: 28 primary, 7 secondary, 2 special, 2 nursery, 1 alternative provision.