Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Darlington, and questions to ask the SENCO.
33 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Abbey Infants' School Primary · Darlington · Ages 4–7 SEN support 1.5%EHC plans 3.8%
- Abbey Junior School Primary · Darlington · Ages 7–11 SEN support 9.4%EHC plans 3.9%
- Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School Primary · Bishopton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 6.7%EHC plans 2.2%
- Carmel College Secondary · Darlington · Ages 11–18 SEN support 12.1%EHC plans 2.9%
- Corporation Road Community Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 11.3%EHC plans 5.3%
- Firthmoor Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 22.9%EHC plans 2.2%
- Gurney Pease Academy Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 19.4%EHC plans 3.1%
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 18.7%EHC plans 1.2%
- Haughton Academy Secondary · Darlington · Ages 11–16 SEN support 27.5%EHC plans 3.5%
- Heighington Church of England Primary School Primary · Newton Aycliffe · Ages 3–11 SEN support 3.6%EHC plans 2.8%
- High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 4–11 SEN support 18.8%EHC plans 4.2%
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.4%EHC plans 1.7%
- Hummersknott Academy Secondary · Darlington · Ages 11–16 SEN support 16.4%EHC plans 2.3%
- Hurworth Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 5–11 SEN support 11.5%EHC plans 2.3%
- Longfield Academy Secondary · Darlington · Ages 11–16 SEN support 17.4%EHC plans 2.7%
- Mowden Infant School Primary · Darlington · Ages 5–7 SEN support 5.3%EHC plans 2.4%
- Mowden Junior School Primary · Darlington · Ages 7–11 SEN support 9.8%EHC plans 3.4%
- Northwood Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 12.8%EHC plans 3.7%
- Polam Hall School All-through · Darlington · Ages 4–16 SEN support 10.7%EHC plans 2.4%
- Reid Street Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 14%EHC plans 5.5%
- Skerne Park Academy Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 25%EHC plans 2.8%
- Springfield Academy Primary · Darlington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.7%EHC plans 3.8%
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy Secondary · Darlington · Ages 11–16 SEN support 14%EHC plans 3.4%
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 10.7%EHC plans 2.7%
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.6%EHC plans 1.6%
- St John's Church of England Academy Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 18.1%EHC plans 2%
- St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 13%EHC plans 1.9%
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 2.3%
- St. George's Church of England Academy Primary · DL2 · Ages 2–11 SEN support 19.1%EHC plans 3.7%
- The Rydal Academy Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 21.2%EHC plans 4.1%
- West Park Academy Primary · Darlington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 14.9%EHC plans 4.3%
- Whinfield Primary School Primary · Darlington · Ages 5–11 SEN support 18.2%EHC plans 2.3%
- Wyvern Academy Secondary · Darlington · Ages 11–16 SEN support 21.8%EHC plans 2.6%
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Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Darlington?
Darlington has 33 state mainstream schools (26 primary, 6 secondary and 1 all-through or middle). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 14.9% of pupils got SEN support and 3.6% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 16.6% of pupils got SEN support and 3.2% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Darlington have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Heathfield Primary School, Hurworth School, Mount Pleasant Primary School and Red Hall Primary School. They are listed with the area’s special schools.
How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?
Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Darlington council for an EHC needs assessment.
What do the figures mean?
SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.
School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.