West Park Academy

State-Funded School

west-park-academy-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL2 2GFPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 464 pupils. West Park Academy is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

464

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 464
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
23 Apr 2015	Good	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.