Primary
Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Thompson Street West, Darlington, DL3 0HZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 407 of 708 places
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Nursery
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
48%
104.0
30th of 31 by our score, among the primary schools in Darlington we can score - 34 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 48% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 26% |
| 23/24 | 44% |
| 24/25 | 48% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 99.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Thompson Street West, Darlington, DL3 0HZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Darlington admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head Teacher
- Amanda Abbott
- Address
- Thompson Street West, Darlington, DL3 0HZ
- Telephone
- 01325253300