Ingleton CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Darlington · DL2 3JE · County Durham
Ages 3–11
- KS271%
- Absence2.7%
- FSM14.6%
- Demand1.00
2.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 114226
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Darlington · DL2 3NL
Ages 3–11 · 179 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
85%
Overall absence
4.8%
Admissions demand
0.89 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
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. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)85%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 110.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised0.9%
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 147
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.89 · Often has places
1st preferences
16
Places offered
18
1st-preference offers
16
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 30
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 18
- Applications from outside LA
- 3
- 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 fill85%
179 pupils · 210 places
- 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 type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Whelerton
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
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.
Cockfield Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bishop Auckland · DL13 5EN · County Durham
Ages 2–11
- KS254%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM25.7%
- Demand1.07
2.4 miles away
Staindrop Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Darlington · DL2 3JU · County Durham
Ages 11–16
- Att847.8
- P8-0.2
- EM5+43%
- Absence10.4%
0.6 miles away
Other independent special school
Bishop Auckland · DL13 5AG · County Durham
Ages 11–18
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Whelerton
- Telephone
- 01833660334