Springfield Academy

State-Funded School

springfield-academy-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL1 2ANPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Springfield Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Darlington, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 236 pupils. Springfield Academy is part of The Education Village Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 14 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

236

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 236
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Education Village Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 Sept 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.