St John's Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

st-johns-church-of-england-academy-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL1 4UBPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John's Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Darlington, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 249 pupils. St John's Church of England Academy is part of DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

249

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 249
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Nov 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
19 Mar 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.