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Skerne Park Academy

Academy sponsor led · Darlington · DL1 5AJ

Ages 2–11 · 248 pupils · Darlington

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

15%

Overall absence

8.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)15%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
95.0
Avg scaled score — maths
96.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
93.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.9%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
6.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
266

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill59%

248 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
248
Boys / girls
121 / 127
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
248 / 420 (59%)
Free school meals
57.3%
FSM pupils
138
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
Advance Learning Partnership
Headteacher
Ms Clair Gooding

Location

Address
Coleridge Gardens
Postcode
DL1 5AJ
Town
Darlington
County
County Durham
Local authority
Darlington
District
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Darlington, Darlington, 248 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 57.3%.

Open schools in Darlington
49
Primary schools in Darlington
30
Academies among open schools in Darlington
76% (37)
Open schools in DL1
18
Primary in DL1
12
Open schools in Darlington LA
48
Primary in Darlington LA
29

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in DarlingtonNear DL1

  • The Rydal Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Darlington · DL1 4BH · Darlington

    Ages 2–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM51.6%
    • Demand0.81

    0.6 miles away

  • St John's Church of England Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.37

    0.8 miles away

  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Darlington · DL1 4NL · Darlington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence10.8%
    • FSM11.0%
    • Demand1.09

    1.1 miles away

  • Abbey Infants' School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM3.0%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Firthmoor Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Darlington · DL1 4RW · Darlington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM50.2%
    • Demand0.91

    1.2 miles away

  • Abbey Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Darlington · DL3 8NN · Darlington

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM9.4%

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Clair Gooding
Telephone
01325380831
Website
www.skernepark.org.uk

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