Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Community school in Darlington, Darlington.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 407 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 708 |
| Free school meals | 31.70% |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Address | Thompson Street West, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 0HZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.harrowgatehillpri.darlington.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01325253300 |
| URN | 135088 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 February 2026, published 29 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 September 2023, published 18 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Northwood Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Gurney Pease Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Springfield Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Corporation Road Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Reid Street Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Whinfield Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.