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St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School

URN
142962
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
URN
142962
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

40 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

14

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
30 March 2023
Inspection date
14 February 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 30 March 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 30 March 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

21

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

71

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

20

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.38×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Darlington
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Darlington)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stmaryscockerton.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Darlington to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

60.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

53.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

37.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

DL3 9EX - Newton Lane, Cockerton, Darlington, County Durham

Contact details

Address
Newton Lane, Cockerton, Darlington, County Durham
Postcode
DL3 9EX
Phone
1325380758
Website
www.stmaryscockerton.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Darlington
Local authority code
841

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 126 schools in Darlington.

Authority statistics

Total schools

126

Open schools

48

Closed schools

78

Primary schools

78

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 30 March 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 30 March 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 30 March 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 30 March 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    30 March 202314 February 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 30 March 2023
    • Good

      Published
      30 March 2023
      Inspected
      14 February 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    28.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 19

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    17

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary78 (65.0%)
    • Secondary17 (14.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other25 (20.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Family RC Primary School245 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Family Catholic Primary School245 mPrimaryOpen
    Alderman Leach Infants' School406 mPrimaryClosed
    Alderman Leach Junior School528 mPrimaryClosed
    Marchbank Free School609 mNot applicableOpen
    Mowden Infant School682 mPrimaryOpen
    Mowden Infants' School682 mPrimaryClosed
    Mowden Junior School699 mPrimaryOpen
    Mowden Junior School699 mPrimaryClosed
    • St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Holy Family RC Primary School
      Distance
      245 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Holy Family Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      245 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Alderman Leach Infants' School
      Distance
      406 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Darlington)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Infants' SchoolPrimaryDL3 8JAClosed
    Abbey Infants' SchoolPrimaryDL3 8JAOpen
    Abbey Junior SchoolPrimaryDL3 8NNOpen
    Abbey Junior SchoolPrimaryDL3 8NNClosed
    Alderman Leach Infants' SchoolPrimaryDL3 0UGClosed
    • Abbey Infants' School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DL3 8JA
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Infants' School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DL3 8JA
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DL3 8NN
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DL3 8NN
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderman Leach Infants' School
    Alderman Leach Junior School
    Distance
    528 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Marchbank Free School
    Distance
    609 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Mowden Infant School
    Distance
    682 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Mowden Infants' School
    Distance
    682 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Mowden Junior School
    Distance
    699 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Mowden Junior School
    Distance
    699 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DL3 0UG
    Status
    Closed