Schools in Darlington
42 state-funded schools, 16,149 pupils. 95.1% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Darlington?
Darlington has 42 state-funded schools teaching 16,149 pupils. 29 primary, 8 secondary, 2 nursery.
What percentage of schools in Darlington are Good or Outstanding?
95.1% of the 41 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Darlington are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 36 Good. 2 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Darlington are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Darlington: Carmel College, St John's Church of England Academy, George Dent Nursery School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Carmel CollegeSecondary1,365Outstanding 2024
- St John's Church of England AcademyPrimary248Outstanding 2022
- George Dent Nursery SchoolNursery105Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 29 | 29 | 93.1% |
| Secondary | 8 | 7 | 100% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Darlington
Showing 20 of 42 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carmel College | Secondary | 1,365 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hummersknott Academy | Secondary | 1,230 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haughton Academy | Secondary | 890 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Polam Hall School | Secondary | 841 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Longfield Academy | Secondary | 721 | Good2024 | — | Ofsted |
Hurworth School | Secondary | 645 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Rydal Academy | Primary | 621 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Aidan's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 594 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wyvern Academy | Secondary | 503 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Park Academy | Primary | 453 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whinfield Primary School | Primary | 451 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harrowgate Hill Primary School | Primary | 440 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heathfield Primary School | Primary | 430 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northwood Primary School | Primary | 422 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St. George's Church of England Academy | Primary | 400 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Reid Street Primary School | Primary | 386 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beaumont Hill Academy | Special | 356 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abbey Junior School | Primary | 352 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 350 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 320 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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