Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #24 in Darlington public Top 84% UK

Harrowgate Hill Primary School

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

personMrs Amanda Abbott

location_onDarlington, DL3 0HZ

language Visit Website phone 1325253300

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

543

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Harrowgate Hill Primary School is a Community school primary school in Darlington, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harrowgate Hill Primary School is a community school in Darlington, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 440 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #24 of 27 primaries in Darlington and #12,062 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths66% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading67% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths46% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 1.3

-1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 0.0

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.8 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.5

-0.6 to 2.1

-0.1

Write

LA 1.0

-1.4 to 1.1

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.7 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 64%

Reading67% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 80%

Maths60% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.7

-3.6 to -1

-1

Write

LA 0.7

-2.2 to 0.2

-3.2

Maths

LA 1.0

-4.4 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 December 2024

Inspection Report

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19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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25 June 2019

Inspection Report

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24 June 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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14 June 2010

Inspection Report

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01 March 2007

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-06-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-06-24

None Legacy

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

2.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 440 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	440	12	2.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	438	4	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	488	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	496	9	1.8%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	490	9	1.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	545	10	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	543	16	2.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	537	4	0.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	574	5	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	575	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	561	28	5.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	597	14	2.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	596	6	1.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	592	14	2.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	613	1	0.2%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	613	5	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	601	12	2.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	615	4	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	615	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	614	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	626	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	638	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	628	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	663	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	664	12	1.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	649	18	2.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils