Abbey Infants' School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Cleveland Terrace
 Darlington
 County Durham DL3 8JA
Telephone: 01325 380748

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-7)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Abbey Infants' School
Trust: Melrose Learning Trust
Sponsor: Diocese of Durham

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Michael Piper-Nelson (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Jonathan Briggs
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 10.3 / 15.21
Non-teaching Staff*: 24.4
Number of pupils: 265
Pupils Per Teacher: 25.7
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 3.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.3% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 17.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Darlington
Constituency: Darlington
Electoral Ward: Park West
School Number: 8412666

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 16th November 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Abbey Junior School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Carmel College (0.7km) show on map
  3. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (0.9km) show on map
  4. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  5. Polam Hall School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Hummersknott Academy (1.2km) show on map
  7. Mowden Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  8. George Dent Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Mowden Junior School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Marchbank Free School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Reid Street Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  13. St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary... (1.7km) show on map
  14. Corporation Road Community Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  15. Skerne Park Academy (1.8km) show on map
  16. Borough Road Nursery School (1.9km) show on map
  17. Embleton View (1.9km) show on map
  18. Wyvern Academy (2.3km) show on map
  19. Mount Pleasant Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  20. The Rydal Academy (2.4km) show on map
  21. Darlington College (2.4km) show on map
  22. Rise Carr College (2.6km) show on map
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  24. Gurney Pease Academy (2.8km) show on map
  25. St John's Church of England Academy (2.9km) show on map
  26. St Aidan's Church of England Academy (2.9km) show on map
  27. West Park Academy (2.9km) show on map
  28. Harrowgate Hill Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  29. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  30. Heathfield Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  31. Longfield Academy (3.3km) show on map
  32. Firthmoor Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  33. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  34. Springfield Academy (3.8km) show on map
  35. Haughton Academy (3.8km) show on map
  36. Beaumont Hill Academy (3.8km) show on map
  37. Red Hall Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  38. Clervaux Garden School (4.3km) show on map
  39. Croft Church of England Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  40. Whinfield Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  41. Hurworth School (4.7km) show on map
  42. Hurworth Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  43. Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services (5.0km) show on map
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  45. Barton Church of England Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  46. St. George's Church of England Academy (6.9km) show on map
  47. UTC South Durham (8.1km) show on map
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  52. Melsonby Methodist Primary School (9.6km) show on map
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  55. Pear Tree School (10.4km) show on map
  56. Sugar Hill Primary School (10.7km) show on map
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  59. Oakwood Learning Centre (11.0km) show on map
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  66. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe (11.3km) show on map
  67. East Cowton Church of England Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  68. Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society (11.4km) show on map
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  71. Byerley Park Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  72. Walworth School (11.6km) show on map
  73. Woodham Academy (11.7km) show on map
  74. Great Smeaton Academy Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  75. Ingleton CofE Primary School (12.3km) show on map
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  90. Ravensworth Church of England Primary School (14.8km) show on map
  91. Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth (14.9km) show on map
  92. Conyers School (14.9km) show on map
  93. Fairfield Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  94. Appleton Wiske Community Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  95. Prince Bishops Community Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  96. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton (15.0km) show on map
  97. Preston Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  98. Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  99. Teesside High School (15.1km) show on map
  100. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (15.2km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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