St John's Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.397 miles
Published by Darlington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John's Church of England Academy is a primary school in Darlington for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 October 2022. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St John'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 | 0.397 mi |
| 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
- Reception 2026 drew 47 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.6 first choices per offer, the highest of 27 Darlington primary schools.
- All 30 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 17 first-choice families (36%) were not offered a place.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered, 0.397 miles, was nearer than in 2025 and 2024, and the shortest of 11 Darlington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Fenby Avenue, Lascelles Park, Darlington, DL1 4UB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 249 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school and are proud to be part of it.”
- “Staff create an atmosphere in the school which is calm and productive.”
- “They have high expectations of all pupils and as a result pupils achieve extremely well.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, activities in classrooms are changed too soon.”
- “This means children do not get the most out of some of the activities on offer.”
- “They do not get enough chance to practise and refine their skills before the activity is changed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2022 (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) | 70% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- The Rydal Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Firthmoor Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Skerne Park Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gurney Pease Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Red Hall Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published