1Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Darlington · ages 3 to 11 · URN135088
407 pupils / 448 at Sugar Hill Primary School2025/26 · Academic year
Add to comparison- Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points higher
- First language other than English: 1.3 percentage points higher
- SEND: 1.37 percentage points higher
- 41 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
- Report card inspection · inspected 17 February 2026 · published 29 April 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
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
- Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 19 September 2023 · published 18 October 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement; Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Requires improvement
Matching score and calculation
Score -0.009. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.
- FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
- First language other than English: difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00325.
- SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.37 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00275.
- Total pupils: difference 41 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00915.
- region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.