Academy converter · Primary
Darlington · DL2 3JE · County Durham
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
2.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 114226
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Darlington · DL2 3NL
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
179
Local authority
County Durham
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Darlington, County Durham, 179 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Durham.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 114226
Location
- Address
- Black Swan Wynd, Staindrop
- Postcode
- DL2 3NL
- Town
- Darlington
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- Boys / girls
- 97 / 82
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 179 / 210 (85%)
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- FSM pupils
- 28
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Whelerton
- Telephone
- 01833660334
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 92%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 29%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 112.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0