Primary school

Whinfield Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Darlington
  • DL1 3HT
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,123 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 56%2022/23: top 43%2023/24: top 28%28% · 2023/242024/25: top 41%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · North East 67%6/10 Middle+17.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North East 8%2/10 Well below North East−52.9 pts
Reading score105 · North East 1054/10 Below−15.3 pts
Maths score108 · North East 1059/10 Top 20%+13.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 90 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 52% · 88 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 71% · 86 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 65% · 85 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 64% · 87 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 71% · 73 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 68% · 68 pupils · North East 67%71%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 90 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 5% · 88 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 16% · 86 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 15% · 85 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 10% · 87 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 11% · 73 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 3% · 68 pupils · North East 8%16%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 90 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 88 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 106 · 86 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 105 · 85 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 87 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 105 · 73 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 105 · 68 pupils · North East 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 90 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 88 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 107 · 86 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 107 · 85 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 87 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 107 · 73 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 108 · 68 pupils · North East 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.3%
56 of 60 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 93.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6056
2nd303
3rd141

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026433
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.3%
First language not English5.1%
SEN support13.5%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.8%

Girls 49.2%Boys 50.8%

90.2% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult16.7
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 5.7
  • Other support 8.3

Teachers 20 FTE · Whole workforce 33.9 · 47 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,488
Spend per pupil£5,998
Staff spend per pupil£4,820
Reserve per pupil£44
  • +£20,000revenue reserve
  • +£221,000in-year balance

Grants £6,215 · self-generated £273 · premises £286 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £4,726,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it