St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.147 miles
Published by Darlington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Darlington for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 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 | 1.147 mi |
| 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
- 85% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Darlington.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.147 miles away, the 4th shortest of 11 Darlington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- This Reception last distance has swung sharply between years, with the biggest move from 2024 to 2026, when it was further from the school.
- For Reception 2026 there were 42 first-choice applications for 44 offers; 40 went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
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
- Harris Street, Darlington, DL1 4NL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 342 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming school where everyone lives by the school’s virtues which include ‘compassion’ and ‘respect’.”
- “The school is committed to improving opportunities for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils are proud to be part of the school community.”
To improve
- “Despite this, misconceptions in reading and writing are not identified and addressed often enough for some pupils.”
- “However, some pupils miss learning because they are absent or late too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 85% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 40 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 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Academy 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Rydal Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Red Hall Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Skerne Park Academy 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Gurney Pease Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published