Whinfield Primary School, Darlington
Whinfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Darlington, part of The Education Village Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 29 schools in Darlington with published results, and 4,824th of 14,452 across England. It was 72% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Darlington (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Whinfield Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Whinfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 76% in Darlington and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Whinfield Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Whinfield Primary School as their first choice and 108 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Whinfield Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whinfield Primary School are Springfield Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); St Bede's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 81% maths); Red Hall Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 38% reading, 38% maths); and Gurney Pease Academy (1 mile, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths).
Whinfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Springfield AcademySt Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolRed Hall Primary SchoolGurney Pease Academy
The trust
Whinfield Primary School is one of 7 schools run by The Education Village Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 79 pupils (18.2%) received SEN support and 10 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is North Road Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jesmond Road (o), 230 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 141 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Darlington (281).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Whinfield Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Whinfield Primary School are Haughton Academy (0.4 miles), Longfield Academy (1.4 miles) and St Aidan's Church of England Academy (1.4 miles).
Haughton AcademyLongfield AcademySt Aidan's Church of England Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Whinfield Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Whinfield Primary School (URN 134719), it was rated Good in February 2012.
At a Glance
21.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
28.7
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
11
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Whinfield Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Whinfield Primary School.
- Secret Garden (Darlington) Limited at Springfield Primary690m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Whinfield Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Secret Garden Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 16 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Play Hut - Day nursery, 1.1 milesOfsted, 22 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Lingfields Limited - Day nursery, 1.2 milesOfsted, 27 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Lowson Street Pre-School - Pre-school, 1.2 milesOfsted, 22 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Broadway Daycare - Day nursery, 1.3 milesOfsted, 18 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Whinfield Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Whinfield Primary School is in Darlington; for families living there:
- Darlington's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy
- How to apply: Apply for school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Darlington is 9 (the median across 48 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Whinfield Primary School
Will you get a place at Whinfield Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 60 first choices for 60 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
453 pupils
630 places
177 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Darlington council
Places available
1,260
Applications
1,075
Got 1st preference
92.7%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Darlington council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Darlington Primary planning area (Darlington) will have 1,635 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
79
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
20.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
433
Total Pupils
218
Boys
215
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,454
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,956
Per pupil
£2476k
Total funding
£121k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
9.9%
Persistent absence
406
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Whinfield Primary School
Questions parents ask about Whinfield Primary School
What are SATs results like at Whinfield Primary School?
Of the pupils at Whinfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Whinfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Whinfield Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Whinfield Primary School (URN 134719), it was rated Good in February 2012.
Is it hard to get a place at Whinfield Primary School?
Whinfield Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Whinfield Primary School?
Classes at Whinfield Primary School average 28.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Whinfield Primary School?
Whinfield Primary School has around 433 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Whinfield Primary School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Whinfield Primary School in 2024/25. 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Whinfield Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Whinfield Primary School: Secret Garden (Darlington) Limited at Springfield Primary (690m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Whinfield Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Darlington is 9 (the median across 48 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Whinfield Primary School?
Whinfield Primary School is at Augusta Close, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 3HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)