Springfield Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 18 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Darlington
Unique reference
138088
Address
Salters Lane South, DL1 2AN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
233 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
3.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.6%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.8%
Other White 3%
Mixed 2.1%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Springfield Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
5
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
4
8
Reception, Full-time
30
16
14
Year 1
31
12
19
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
31
15
16
Year 5
24
7
17
Year 6
30
21
9
Year 2023-2024

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