St. George's Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Darlington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St. George's Church of England Academy is a primary school in Darlington for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 February 2023. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St. George's Church of England Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Darlington.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as did 13 of the 25 other Darlington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 44 first-choice applications for 48 offers (0.9 per offer, 11th lowest of 27 Darlington primary schools), with 4 offers to families ranking it second or lower.
- 18.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 39.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Darlington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Darlington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Neasham Road, DL2 1LD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 408 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 February 2023
Strengths
- “George’s Church of England Academy have high expectations of all pupils.”
- “The school’s Christian ethos threads through every aspect of its work.”
- “It is reflected in the respect and tolerance that pupils show towards adults and to each other.”
To improve
- “They acknowledge that standards have declined in recent years.”
- “This was most notable in the Year 6 published progress data at the end of the last academic year.”
- “Teachers do not, however, routinely check that pupils have learned and remembered the key knowledge that they have been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Darlington.
- Firthmoor Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Red Hall Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Academy 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Rydal Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Whinfield Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Academy 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published