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Darlington

Term dates for Darlington, and which local schools follow them.

Who these dates actually bind

Since 2013, academies, free schools, voluntary aided and foundation schools have set their own term dates. Only community and voluntary controlled schools must follow the council. In Darlington that splits like this.

3 bound
42 set their own
45
schools and PRUs
3
community and voluntary controlled — these dates are the law for them
93%
set their own term dates

We don’t have Darlington’s term dates yet

When we have them they will apply to the 3 community and voluntary controlled schools below.

Schools in Darlington

Largest first. 45 in total.

  1. Carmel College Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 1,367 pupils
  2. Hummersknott Academy Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 1,215 pupils
  3. Haughton Academy Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 854 pupils
  4. Polam Hall School Free schools · Darlington Sets own dates 842 pupils
  5. Longfield Academy Academy sponsor led · Darlington Sets own dates 660 pupils
  6. Hurworth School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 621 pupils
  7. St Aidan's Church of England Academy Academy sponsor led · Darlington Sets own dates 587 pupils
  8. The Rydal Academy Academy sponsor led · Darlington Sets own dates 584 pupils
  9. West Park Academy Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 464 pupils
  10. Wyvern Academy Academy sponsor led · Darlington Sets own dates 464 pupils
  11. Heathfield Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 439 pupils
  12. Whinfield Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 433 pupils
  13. Northwood Primary School Academy sponsor led · Darlington Sets own dates 429 pupils
  14. St. George's Church of England Academy Academy converter Sets own dates 408 pupils
  15. Harrowgate Hill Primary School Community school · Darlington Follows council 407 pupils
  16. Beaumont Hill Academy Academy special converter · Darlington Sets own dates 399 pupils
  17. Reid Street Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 364 pupils
  18. Abbey Junior School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 362 pupils
  19. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 342 pupils
  20. St Bede's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 322 pupils
  21. Mowden Junior School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 295 pupils
  22. Corporation Road Community Primary School Academy sponsor led · Darlington Sets own dates 282 pupils
  23. Firthmoor Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 279 pupils
  24. Abbey Infants' School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 264 pupils
  25. Mount Pleasant Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 259 pupils
  26. St John's Church of England Academy Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 249 pupils
  27. Heighington Church of England Primary School Academy converter · Newton Aycliffe Sets own dates 248 pupils
  28. Skerne Park Academy Academy sponsor led · Darlington Sets own dates 248 pupils
  29. Springfield Academy Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 236 pupils
  30. Holy Family Catholic Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 234 pupils
  31. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 224 pupils
  32. Hurworth Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 218 pupils
  33. St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 216 pupils
  34. Red Hall Primary School Community school · Darlington Follows council 207 pupils
  35. Gurney Pease Academy Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 191 pupils
  36. Mowden Infant School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 169 pupils
  37. Borough Road Nursery School Local authority nursery school · Darlington Sets own dates 109 pupils
  38. George Dent Nursery School Local authority nursery school · Darlington Sets own dates 97 pupils
  39. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School Academy converter · Darlington Sets own dates 96 pupils
  40. Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School Academy converter · Bishopton Sets own dates 90 pupils
  41. Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services Other independent special school · Darlington Sets own dates 70 pupils
  42. Rise Carr College Pupil referral unit · Darlington Follows council 67 pupils
  43. Marchbank Free School Free schools special · Darlington Sets own dates 63 pupils
  44. Embleton View Other independent special school Sets own dates 34 pupils
  45. Pear Tree School Other independent special school · Darlington Sets own dates 15 pupils
  46. Oakwood Learning Centre Other independent special school · Darlington Sets own dates 14 pupils
  47. Darlington College Further education · Darlington Sets own dates
  48. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College Academy 16-19 converter · Darlington Sets own dates

About this page

Establishment data from Get Information about Schools, as at 31 August 2026. The split between bound and self-setting schools is derived from each school’s establishment type, not estimated.

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