Whinfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Darlington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whinfield Primary School is a primary school in Darlington for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Whinfield 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 | Not published |
| 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, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Darlington.
- Reception 2026 drew 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- Some 21.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.3% 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
- Augusta Close, Whinfield Primary School, Darlington, DL1 3HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 433 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.
- Springfield Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Red Hall Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gurney Pease Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northwood Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Corporation Road Community Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published