Skerne Park Academy

State-Funded School

skerne-park-academy-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL1 5AJPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Skerne Park Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Darlington, North East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 248 pupils. Skerne Park Academy is part of Advance Learning Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 15%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 95
Maths score: 96

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

248

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 248
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Advance Learning Partnership

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Jul 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
31 Mar 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
24 May 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.