St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Darlington, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 210 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 'Good'. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 12.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Augustine's Catholic Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 22 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.