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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL3 0HZHarrowgate Hill Primary School
Primary

Harrowgate Hill Primary School

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL3 0HZ www.harrowgatehillpri.darlington.sch.uk/

Pupils
440
cap. 708
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 19/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Harrowgate Hill Primary School · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
48%
+4pp
66%46%26%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
440
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Thompson Street West, Darlington, DL3 0HZ
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
2024/2548%0%67%33%67%4%66%18%75%60%104.0102.0102.014%440
2023/2444%3%67%21%55%3%56%8%73%58%103.0101.0102.014%496
2022/2326%1%60%18%55%2%46%5%88%64%102.099.0101.0-0.10-1.30-2.5013%543
2018/1966%10%80%29%78%20%78%16%83%82%105.0103.0107.0+0.80-0.10-1.6019%615
2017/1845%5%67%14%77%13%60%11%90%73%103.0101.0104.0-2.30-1.00-3.2010%638
2016/1757%11%73%23%91%16%65%22%99%72%104.0103.0105.0+0.20+2.10-0.8010%664

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
2024/2544020.914%6%31%6%21%
2023/2449621.314%5%30%7%23%
2022/2354322.713%4%31%6%18%
2021/2257521.914%4%32%7%20%
2020/2159623.018%3%26%
2018/1961522.019%3%25%4%6%
2017/1863828.610%3%27%5%12%
2016/1766426.510%3%28%4%10%

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