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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL1 4RWFirthmoor Primary School
Primary

Firthmoor Primary School

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL1 4RW www.firthmoor.darlington.sch.uk

Pupils
283
cap. 365
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
283
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
283
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Firthmoor Primary School · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
-2pp
77%70%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
9%
0pp
10%9%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
283
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
54%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Ingleby Moor Crescent, Darlington, DL1 4RW
Local authority
Darlington
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%9%73%36%73%9%76%27%89%78%105.0105.0106.017%283
2023/2464%9%76%20%71%9%87%31%84%73%105.0107.0105.014%298
2022/2367%10%79%21%71%14%86%26%86%79%105.0107.0105.0+1.00+0.80+3.9016%310
2018/1977%10%85%33%79%15%97%31%92%87%106.0106.0107.0+4.90+2.20+3.2022%317
2017/1873%8%81%30%81%16%97%30%86%81%105.0107.0106.0+1.90+1.90+4.3023%322
2016/1777%3%83%23%80%20%87%10%87%80%104.0104.0104.0+1.90+2.60+1.7023%303

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528317.817%9%54%6%14%
2023/2429818.114%10%57%6%20%
2022/2331018.016%9%59%6%16%
2021/2230818.417%8%64%6%20%
2020/2131220.021%4%56%
2018/1931719.522%4%56%4%3%
2017/1832219.623%4%56%4%6%
2016/1730317.723%3%56%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.