Abbey Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Darlington
Abbey Infants' School is a primary school in Darlington for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2022. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, DL3 8JA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 264 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 November 2022
Strengths
- “Abbey Infants is a welcoming and happy school.”
- “Staff and pupils are inspired by the school motto to ‘Aim high, Work hard, Achieve together.”
- “These values run through every aspect of the life of the school.”
To improve
- “Through their monitoring, leaders have recognised that pupils are less confident in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 73 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 73 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2026, as Darlington published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Darlington.
- Abbey Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Mowden Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mowden Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Reid Street Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Corporation Road Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published