Corporation Road Community Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Darlington·DL3 6AR
Composite score
57.8
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#4,601
National rank
#259
In North East
#10
In Darlington
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
29 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
55
any preference, for 29 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Corporation Road Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
294
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
43.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
65.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,777
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Corporation Road Community Primary School is a primary school serving Darlington, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 294 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Corporation Road Community Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Corporation Road Community Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 29 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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