Bank Top

Summary

Bank Top (E02002570) is part of Darlington local authority (view on map). Bank Top has an approximate population of 7,600 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Bank Top neighbours Albert Hill & Red Hall, Firthmoor, Park East, and Central Darlington & Pierremont.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Bank Top is the most deprived area in Darlington (out of 14) with 60% of children living in low-income families, compared to 38% across Darlington and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Bank Top, 38% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Darlington and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Bank Top % in Darlington % in England
Eligible for free school meals 38% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 62% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Bank Top, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Darlington, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Bank Top % in Darlington % in England
No special educational needs 81% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Bank Top, 15% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 14% in Darlington, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Bank Top % in Darlington % in England
White 84% 85% 67%
Asian 4% 5% 14%
Black 7% 4% 7%
Mixed 3% 3% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Bank Top with English as an additional language is 14%, compared with 11% in Darlington, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Bank Top % in Darlington % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 14% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 86% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Bank Top has 2 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Bank Top
All childcare providers 2
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 0

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Bank Top since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Bank Top has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Bank Top
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Bank Top since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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