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Best primary schools in Darlington

27 of 29 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Darlington schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Darlington hidden gem 85.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Hurworth Primary School Darlington 83.0% Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Springfield Academy Darlington 79.0% Good oversubscribed 1.29 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Abbey Junior School Darlington 77.0% Good — approximate
5 Holy Family Catholic Primary School Darlington 77.0% Good improving oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Mowden Junior School Darlington 77.0% Good — approximate
7 Mount Pleasant Primary School Darlington 76.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School Bishopton 75.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Gurney Pease Academy Darlington hidden gem 73.0% Good about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Corporation Road Community Primary School Darlington 71.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Darlington hidden gem 71.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 St John's Church of England Academy Darlington 70.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Heighington Church of England Primary School Newton Aycliffe hidden gem 69.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Heathfield Primary School Darlington 68.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 Whinfield Primary School Darlington 68.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 West Park Academy Darlington 67.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 St Bede's Catholic Primary School Darlington 64.0% Not judged about even 1.09 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Firthmoor Primary School Darlington hidden gem 62.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School Darlington 62.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Reid Street Primary School Darlington hidden gem 57.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 St. George's Church of England Academy hidden gem 57.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 Northwood Primary School Darlington 56.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 Harrowgate Hill Primary School Darlington 48.0% Requires improvement about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 The Rydal Academy Darlington hidden gem 46.0% Good improving about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School Darlington hidden gem 37.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 Skerne Park Academy Darlington 35.0% Requires improvement declining about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Red Hall Primary School Darlington 25.0% Not judged about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Darlington

2 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Darlington, not a fairer one.

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