Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Darlington, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool is a primary school in Darlington, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as also happened at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- The 2026 Reception entry had 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- It has 9.5 pupils per teacher, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 18.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Low Road, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3DR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 42 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.5
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) | 67% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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 County Durham.
- Ingleton CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockfield Primary School 5.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ramshaw Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Copeland Road Primary School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Helen Auckland Community Primary School 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published