Gurney Pease Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Gurney Pease Academy is a primary school in Darlington for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Gurney Pease 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 Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as at 13 of the 25 other Darlington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 20 offers, the 6th lowest of 27 Darlington primary schools for first choices per offer.
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Dodsworth Street, Darlington, DL1 2NG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 February 2026
Strengths
- “When pupils arrive each morning, they are welcomed by caring staff.”
- “Consistent routines help pupils to start their day positively.”
- “For example, the 'soft start' to the morning provides pupils with time to have breakfast, play with their friends and talk to adults, who check how they are feeling.”
To improve
- “There is still more to do to ensure that pupils benefit routinely from high-quality teaching.”
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they could across the school.”
- “Although attendance is not at the national average, leaders have brought about a sustained and steady improvement over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2026 (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) | 73% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 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.
- Northwood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Springfield Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corporation Road Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Red Hall Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Reid Street Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published