Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Thompson Street West, Darlington, DL3 0HZ
407 pupils · 57% of 708 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 February 2026, published 29 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 23 | 58 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 50 | 76 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 38 | 37 | 65 | 37 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 42 | 62 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 56 | 75 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 59 | 85 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 70 | 70 | 96 | 70 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 91 | 148 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Northwood Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Gurney Pease Academy 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Springfield Academy 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Corporation Road Community Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Reid Street Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.