Postcode sector · Darlington

Schools in DL3 7

Primary and secondary schools serving DL3 7, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council: Darlington
Region: North East
Population: 9,870 (2024)

DL3 7Postcode sector · Darlington

Schools

Schools in DL3 7

6 schools in DL3 7: 2 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 3 that publish a capacity are 98% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools

in DL3 7

Good or better

100%

Of 5 with an Ofsted grade

How full

98%

Nearly full: 1,330 pupils for 1,362 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places, of 3 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

DL3 7

17%

67%

17%

Excellent16.7%
Good66.7%
Not rated16.7%

All schools

The largest schools here

Polam Hall School
All-through · ages 4–16 · 842 pupils · 95% full
Good
0.4 miles · November 2025
Abbey Infants' School
Primary · ages 4–7 · 264 pupils · 98% full
Good
0.6 miles · November 2022
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 224 pupils · 107% full
Good
0.2 miles · July 2024
Borough Road Nursery School
Nursery · ages 2–5 · 109 pupils
Good
0.6 miles · February 2020
George Dent Nursery School
Nursery · ages 2–5 · 97 pupils
Excellent
0.3 miles · March 2024
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19
Not rated
0.2 miles

How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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