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Whinfield Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Shirley Welsh

location_onDarlington, DL1 3HT

language Visit Website phone 1325240499

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

503

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Whinfield Primary School is a Community school primary school in Darlington, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whinfield Primary School is a community school in Darlington, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 503 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 30 primaries in Darlington and #2,101 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 4.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading72% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 0.1

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 0.7

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.5

-2.1 to 0.6

0.2

Write

LA 1.0

-1.0 to 1.4

0.3

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.8 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%

Reading79% LA 77%

Writing90% LA 80%

Maths87% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.7

-2 to 0.6

0.4

Write

LA 0.7

-0.8 to 1.6

1.5

Maths

LA 1.0

0.3 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

29 March 2022

Inspection Report

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10 January 2017

Inspection Report

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07 February 2012

Inspection Report

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05 November 2008

Inspection Report

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18 May 2006

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-05

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 467 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	467	5	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	475	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	505	8	1.6%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	503	3	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	500	4	0.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	519	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	516	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	514	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	544	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	551	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	547	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	550	1	0.2%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	550	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	548	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	575	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	579	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	576	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	588	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	595	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	598	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	600	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	604	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	604	0	0.0%	0.5%	0