Red Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Darlington Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Red Hall Primary School is a primary school in Darlington for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Red Hall Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 25% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Darlington.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 7 January 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome was Good (3 April 2019).
- Reception 2026 drew 21 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 53.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 37.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Darlington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Darlington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Headingley Crescent, Darlington, DL1 2ST
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Red Hall are happy and positive.”
- “They are welcoming to visitors, polite and highly inquisitive.”
- “Pupils of all ages embody the school’s vision of ‘CARING’, which includes values such as aspiration, respect and inclusion.”
To improve
- “While pupils generally make positive strides forward in their learning from low starting points, this is not reflected fully in published outcomes of national tests.”
- “However, some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge that are not identified and addressed well enough.”
- “As a result, these pupils sometimes struggle to learn effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 25% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Darlington.
- Springfield Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heathfield Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Whinfield Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gurney Pease Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northwood Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Firthmoor Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published