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West Park Academy

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL2 2GF www.westparkacademy.org.uk

Pupils
453
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Park Academy · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-11pp
78%73%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
18%
+6pp
18%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
453
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Alderman Leach Drive, Darlington, DL2 2GF
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
2024/2567%18%70%28%82%22%85%30%85%75%105.0107.0106.018%453
2023/2478%12%92%42%82%17%92%27%93%85%108.0107.0106.015%463
2022/2368%8%85%22%78%20%73%18%87%78%106.0104.0105.0+0.80+2.50+0.6015%460
2018/1969%16%78%22%91%47%84%34%95%81%104.0106.0107.0-3.00+1.90-0.7013%465
2017/1877%16%79%25%88%32%84%23%88%84%104.0105.0105.0-1.00+1.90+0.4016%459
2016/1775%12%82%21%86%30%91%30%95%91%105.0107.0107.0+0.30+2.00+2.1014%468

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
2024/2545321.818%2%16%4%5%
2023/2446321.815%2%18%5%11%
2022/2346022.915%2%20%5%11%
2021/2245224.914%2%23%6%16%
2020/2144324.514%1%22%
2018/1946523.313%2%21%4%8%
2017/1845921.716%2%22%4%7%
2016/1746824.214%1%22%4%8%

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