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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL1 1EJHeathfield Primary School
Primary

Heathfield Primary School

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL1 1EJ http://www.heathfieldprimary.com

Pupils
430
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/12/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Heathfield Primary School · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+11pp
68%58%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
10%
0pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
430
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
The Broadway, Darlington, DL1 1EJ
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
2024/2568%10%80%22%74%18%72%20%86%72%104.0103.0104.013%430
2023/2457%10%68%23%70%13%77%27%85%60%104.0106.0103.012%422
2022/2350%3%62%10%66%10%66%10%83%48%101.0101.0100.0-3.30-1.00-2.6015%425
2018/1965%8%68%17%75%17%77%27%78%61%102.0104.0102.0+0.40+0.20+1.6024%442
2017/1847%8%66%19%83%23%58%13%81%51%103.0101.0100.0-1.10+1.50-2.3027%444
2016/1747%10%55%18%58%18%57%28%70%58%101.0102.0100.0-2.80-3.80-1.0024%478

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
2024/2543021.713%12%31%6%16%
2023/2442222.612%11%32%6%22%
2022/2342523.515%9%34%6%20%
2021/2241121.614%7%33%7%24%
2020/2140120.420%5%31%
2018/1944220.224%3%33%4%9%
2017/1844424.327%3%30%5%11%
2016/1747833.224%1%32%5%12%

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