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.
Based on the latest published capacity data, 13 of the 48 schools in Darlington are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. 12 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 22 Darlington schools with a current Ofsted rating, 20 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Darlington Catchment Area Documents
Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Darlington schools are published annually.
Schools in Darlington
44 schoolsBorough Road Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Darlington · DL1 1SG
George Dent Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Darlington · DL3 7PY
Red Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Darlington · DL1 2ST
Darlington College
All through · Further education
Darlington · DL1 1DR
Rise Carr College
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Darlington · DL3 0NS
Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Darlington · DL3 0HZ
Pear Tree School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Darlington · DL2 2UQ
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Darlington · DL1 1LL
Hurworth School
Secondary · Academy converter
Darlington · DL2 2JG
Reid Street Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Darlington · DL3 6EX
Hummersknott Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Darlington · DL3 8AR
Abbey Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter
Darlington · DL3 8JA
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