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Springfield Academy
Salters Lane South, Darlington DL1 2AN
Springfield Academy is an academy. It has about 230 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of The Education Village Academy Trust. (Gurney Pease Academy is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Environment. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Attendance, Attainment and Admissions.
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Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is very high.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is above average.
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
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