Primary
Gurney Pease Academy
Dodsworth Street, Darlington, DL1 2NG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 191 of 274 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 9.0
- Pupils per adult
- 23.2
- Pupils
- 209
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- 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
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
73%
6 points above the Darlington average (67% across 31 schools)
105.0
0.8 below the Darlington average (105.8 across 31 schools)
27th 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 | 104 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Working at a higher standard | 7% |
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 | 56% |
| 23/24 | 40% |
| 24/25 | 73% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 99.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 100.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Dodsworth Street, Darlington, DL1 2NG
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
- Chief Executive
- Joanne Davison
- Address
- Dodsworth Street, Darlington, DL1 2NG
- Telephone
- 01325380790