Skerne Park Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Darlington
Skerne Park Academy is a primary school in Darlington for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Coleridge Gardens, Darlington, DL1 5AJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 248 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Skerne Park Academy is a rapidly improving school.”
- “Pupils are proud to attend the school.”
- “Staff know the pupils and the community very well.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s ambition for the quality of education that pupils receive in key stages 1 and 2 is not yet realised.”
- “Pupils do not make the progress of which they are capable.”
- “There is work to do to ensure pupils learn the curriculum well and remember it, so that they are ready for the next stage of their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 2024 (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) | 35% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 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
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2026, as Darlington published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- The Rydal Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbey Infants' School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Firthmoor Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abbey Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Corporation Road Community Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published