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Postcode district · Darlington

Schools in DL3

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

Council
Darlington
Region
North East
Population
56,987 (2024)
Schools

Schools in DL3

27 schools in DL3: 15 primary, 5 secondary and 7 other, including 2 independent. 96% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 23 that publish a capacity are 89% full overall, and 9 have more pupils than places.

Schools
27
in DL3
Good or better
96%
Of 24 with an Ofsted grade
How full
89%
Well used: 8,992 pupils for 10,056 places
Over capacity
9
More pupils than places, of 23 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

DL3
74%
  • Excellent11.1%
  • Good74.1%
  • Needs improvement3.7%
  • Not rated11.1%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Carmel College
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,367 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · November 2013
  • Hummersknott Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,215 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · February 2026
  • Polam Hall School
    All-through · ages 4–16 · 842 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1 mile · November 2025
  • Longfield Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 660 pupils · 73% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · March 2015
  • Wyvern Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 464 pupils · 52% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · June 2023
  • West Park Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 464 pupils · 110% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · March 2024
  • Northwood Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 429 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · March 2024
  • Harrowgate Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 407 pupils · 57% full
    Needs improvement
    1.3 miles · February 2026
  • Reid Street Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 364 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · April 2022
  • Abbey Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 362 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · June 2023
  • Mowden Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 295 pupils · 119% full
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · June 2026
  • Corporation Road Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 282 pupils · 80% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · September 2023
  • Abbey Infants' School
    Primary · ages 4–7 · 264 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · November 2022
  • Mount Pleasant Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 259 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    1 mile · September 2022
  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 234 pupils · 111% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · October 2023
  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 224 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · July 2024
  • Hurworth Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 218 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    3.5 miles · November 2023
  • St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 216 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · February 2023
  • Mowden Infant School
    Primary · ages 5–7 · 169 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · January 2023
  • Borough Road Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 109 pupils
    Good
    1.1 miles · February 2020
  • George Dent Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 97 pupils
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · March 2024
  • Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 90 pupils · 71% full
    Good
    6.6 miles · March 2024
  • Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services
    Other · ages 5–19 · Independent · 70 pupils · 88% full
    Not rated
    3.6 miles
  • Rise Carr College
    Other · ages 11–16 · 67 pupils
    Good
    0.9 miles · November 2023
  • Marchbank Free School
    Other · ages 5–11 · 63 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · January 2024
  • Embleton View
    Other · ages 5–18 · Independent · 34 pupils · 85% full
    Not rated
    1.6 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19
    Not rated
    0.5 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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