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Springfield Academy

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

personMrs Paula Austin

corporate_fareTHE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDarlington, DL1 2AN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Springfield Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Darlington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Springfield Academy is an academy converter in Darlington, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 237 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #2 of 27 primaries in Darlington and #994 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

79%

LA 60%

Reading79% LA 70%

Writing79% LA 70%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading64% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 2.2

1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.0 to 3.2

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.8 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.5

-2.4 to 2.0

0.3

Write

LA 1.0

-1.7 to 2.3

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.9

-3.3 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%

Reading59% LA 77%

Writing88% LA 80%

Maths72% LA 75%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.7

-4.7 to -0.5

1.8

Write

LA 0.7

-0.2 to 3.8

-0.3

Maths

LA 1.0

-2.2 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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05 May 2021

Inspection Report

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02 March 2021

Inspection Report

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18 June 2019

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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03 April 2017

Inspection Report

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02 February 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 Evaluations

2022-05-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2018-07-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-04-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-02-02

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-05-17

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 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 237 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	237	2	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	228	3	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	236	6	2.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	233	4	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	228	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	226	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	230	1	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	261	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	261	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	244	1	0.4%	0.5%

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 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils