Abbey Infants' School

School Name: Abbey Infants' School
Address: Cleveland Terrace
Town/City: Darlington
County: County Durham
Postcode: DL3 8JA
Telephone Number: 01325 380748
Website: https://abbeyschools.org.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 4-7)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Melrose Learning Trust
Sponsor: Diocese Of Durham

Headteacher: Mr Michael Piper-Nelson
Capacity: 270
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 264 (47% boys & 53% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 3%

URN: 136988
DfE Number: 841/2666
UKPRN: 10034923
UPRN: 200002723585
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Darlington (E06000005)
Constituency: Darlington (E14001190)
Electoral Ward: Park West (E05010426)

Easting & Northing: 427546E, 514161N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 31' 21.48" N 1° 34' 32.88" W
Plus Code: 9C6WGCFF+3M

DfE Record: View record

1. Abbey Junior School (0.3km)
2. Carmel College (0.7km)
3. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (0.8km)
4. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (0.9km)
5. Polam Hall School (1.0km)
6. George Dent Nursery School (1.1km)
7. Mowden Infant School (1.2km)
8. Hummersknott Academy (1.2km)
9. Mowden Junior School (1.3km)
10. Reid Street Primary School (1.4km)

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• Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
• Greatham CofE Primary School
• Easington CofE Primary School
• Prior's Mill CofE Primary School
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• Abbey Junior School
• Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
• Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
• Wynyard Church of England Primary School
• High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School
• St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
• Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
• Greatham CofE Primary School
• Easington CofE Primary School
• Prior's Mill CofE Primary School
• St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham
• Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School

• Abbey Infants' School