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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL1 5AJSkerne Park Academy
Primary

Skerne Park Academy

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL1 5AJ www.skernepark.org.uk

Pupils
266
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
266
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
266
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 18/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Skerne Park Academy · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
35%
+20pp
60%38%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
45%
Reading higher standard
8%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
53%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
38%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
98.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
266
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
61%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
Coleridge Gardens, Darlington, DL1 5AJ
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
2024/2535%5%45%8%55%8%53%13%70%38%98.099.098.030%266
2023/2415%0%38%8%19%0%38%8%31%23%95.096.093.030%302
2022/2344%5%56%16%60%7%56%16%67%47%101.099.0100.0-4.00-1.80-3.9028%313
2018/1960%7%69%14%76%12%81%17%81%69%102.0103.0104.0-0.50+1.00+0.3032%396
2017/1857%0%65%14%68%11%70%3%65%65%102.0101.0101.0+1.00+1.90+0.9028%401
2016/1752%2%56%12%65%12%69%10%69%71%100.0101.0103.0-3.10-1.50-1.1028%391

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
2024/2526616.530%13%61%9%27%
2023/2430217.130%12%62%8%29%
2022/2331316.228%13%61%8%26%
2021/2232516.727%13%65%8%29%
2020/2134214.028%13%61%
2018/1939620.132%10%58%5%10%
2017/1840119.028%10%61%5%14%
2016/1739118.728%7%60%5%14%

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