Polam Hall School

Free schools · Primary school · Darlington, Darlington

DL1 5PA

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

45.4

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#8,676

National rank

#473

In North East

#20

In Darlington

Top 61%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

59%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

104.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

105.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 63% → 59% ▼ 4.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 841 % FSM ever-6 29.6% % EAL 14.3% Age range 4–16 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Darlington · 0.2 mi 53.2 Skerne Park Academy Darlington · 0.6 mi 28.6 Abbey Junior School Darlington · 0.7 mi 59.4 The Rydal Academy Darlington · 0.9 mi 34.6 Corporation Road Community Primary School Darlington · 1.0 mi 57.8 Reid Street Primary School Darlington · 1.0 mi 45.2 St John's Church of England Academy Darlington · 1.2 mi 57.2 Holy Family Catholic Primary School Darlington · 1.4 mi 65.2