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Northwood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Pendleton Road South, Darlington DL1 2HF · northwoodprimary.org.uk · 01325 267222
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Darlington 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 429
- 9 over 420 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Darlington it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114175)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Northwood Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114175), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114175)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 20
- 5% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied