Corporation Road Community Primary School

Corporation Road Community Primary School has shown notable improvement since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. Key areas such as behavior, attitudes, and early years provision have received high praise, particularly highlighting the welcoming and inclusive environment that fosters pupil happiness and pride in their school. The school's strong commitment to personal development and high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, contribute to a supportive learning atmosphere. However, some aspects of the curriculum in core subjects require enhancement to ensure all pupils have the opportunity to achieve their best.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exceptional behavior and attitudes.
• The personal development curriculum is highly effective.
• High-quality early years provision prepares children well for future learning.
• A strong sense of community and inclusion is apparent among pupils and staff.
• Reading is prioritized, with various quality books accessible to all pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum in core subjects lacks ambition; some pupils miss opportunities to deepen their knowledge.
• Content choices and approaches in certain subjects do not always align with the intended learning outcomes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Corporation Road Community Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at Corporation Road Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Corporation Road Community Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.3% of pupils at Corporation Road Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Corporation Road Community Primary School received £7,470 and spent £7,183 for each of its 276 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £191,000 (£692 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of Lingfield Education Trust, income was £6,737 and spending £6,759 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Darlington · Darlington local authority: places and applications

Corporation Road Community Primary School is part of Lingfield Education Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Northwood Primary School Darlington
• Heathfield Primary School Darlington
• West Park Academy Darlington
• Mount Pleasant Primary School Darlington
• Hurworth Primary School Darlington
• Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Newton Aycliffe
• Vane Road Primary School Newton Aycliffe
• Durham Lane Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Preston Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Prince Bishops Community Primary School Bishop Auckland

What is Corporation Road Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Corporation Road Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Corporation Road Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Corporation Road Community Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Corporation Road Community Primary School have?

Corporation Road Community Primary School has 282 pupils on roll.

What age range does Corporation Road Community Primary School cover?

Corporation Road Community Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Corporation Road Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Corporation Road Community Primary School?

Corporation Road Community Primary School is at Corporation Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6AR.