St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL3 9EXPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 216 pupils. St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School is part of MELROSE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

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: 55%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

216

Total Pupils

41%Boys

59%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 216
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: MELROSE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Oct 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.