West Park AcademySt Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Darlington.

Summary of the comparison

West Park Academy and St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Darlington.

  • West Park Academy scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). West Park Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • West Park Academy was judged Good and St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for West Park Academy and 37.0% for St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at West Park Academy (68.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School (35.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

West Park Academy versus St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DarlingtonWest Park AcademyDarlingtonSt Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking6th of 29 in Darlington Stronger figure19th of 29 in Darlington
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll453 204
Capacity420 210
LocationDarlington, DL2 2GF Darlington, DL3 9EX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure37.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census453 204
Free school meals (ever 6)15.9% 33.8%
English as an additional language2.4% 12.3%
SEN support14.1% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure4.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% Stronger figure10.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

West Park Academy

St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School

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