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Red Hall Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Julie Davidson

location_onDarlington, DL1 2ST

language Visit Website phone 1325254770

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

25%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Red Hall Primary School is a Community school primary school in Darlington, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Red Hall Primary School is a community school in Darlington, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 25% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #27 of 27 primaries in Darlington and #13,626 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 17.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 60%

Reading38% LA 70%

Writing46% LA 70%

Maths38% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading58% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths26% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading57% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.4

-6.6 to -2.0

-3.0

Write

LA 0.1

-5.3 to -0.8

-5.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-7.8 to -3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA 0.5

-6.2 to -0.5

0.1

Write

LA 1.0

-2.5 to 2.8

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.9

-3.3 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%

Reading78% LA 77%

Writing65% LA 80%

Maths78% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.7

-0.8 to 4.4

-3

Write

LA 0.7

-5.3 to -0.7

3.8

Maths

LA 1.0

1.5 to 6.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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03 April 2019

Inspection Report

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03 July 2018

Inspection Report

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06 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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31 March 2009

Inspection Report

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21 November 2005

Inspection Report

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12 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-04-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-07-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-06

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

19.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

10.2%(21 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 40 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 19.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	40	19.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	206	31	15.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	234	34	14.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	222	26	11.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	40	18.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	222	4	1.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	5	2.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	3	1.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	227	7	3.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	7	3.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	2	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	226	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	230	3	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	221	2	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	3	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	222	3	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	221	5	2.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	216	3	1.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 54 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 32 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Red Hall Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Darlington

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

Springfield Academy

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Mowden Junior School

Mount Pleasant Primary School

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