Darlington School Catchment Areas

Darlington has 48 schools — 29 primary and 7 secondary — spread across its towns and areas.

The largest concentrations sit around Darlington, Bishopton and Newton Aycliffe, which together account for a meaningful share of the council's pupil places.

Around 25% of schools in Darlington have a religious character — Church of England, Catholic, or other faith — which means faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in those schools' oversubscription tiebreakers.