Best Primary Schools in Darlington
We checked all 31 primary schools in Darlington and list every one: 29 ranked, then 2 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 31
- Ranked
- 29
- Without a rank
- 2
Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Darlington. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Darlington also has 9 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Darlington.
Ranked primary schools in Darlington
Rank 1
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 84%
- Higher standard
- 31%
Rank 2
Ingleton CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 89%
- Higher standard
- 22%
Rank 3
Croft Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 92%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 4
Hurworth Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 5
Mowden Junior School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 6
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 76%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 7
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 85%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 8
St John's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 9
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 10
Abbey Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 11
- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 12
West Park Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 13
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 14
Corporation Road Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 15
Whinfield Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 16
Heathfield Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 17
Firthmoor Primary School
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 62%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 18
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 19
High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 62%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 20
Springfield Academy
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 79%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 21
Gurney Pease Academy
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 22
Reid Street Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 23
Northwood Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 56%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 23
St. George's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 25
- Expected standard
- 37%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 26
The Rydal Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 46%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 27
Red Hall Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 25%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 28
Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 48%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 29
Skerne Park Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 35%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Primary schools in Darlington without a rank
Abbey Infants' School
Ofsted: GoodMowden Infant School
Ofsted: Good