Darley Primary School serves families in and around Darley, Melbourne as a medium-sized government primary school offering Prep-6.

Primary results are more moderate compared with higher-performing schools, with a latest rating of 4.4.

There has been some easing in recent academic results, although changes between cohorts can affect year-to-year comparisons.

In socio-educational terms, the school has a broadly average profile, with an ICSEA score of 988 and an ICSEA percentile of 41.

The peer comparison suggests the school is currently behind some schools with a similar student background profile.

Enrolment is around 505, so the school can be described as medium-to-large in scale.