Red Hall Primary School
Headingley Crescent, Darlington, DL1 2ST
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Free school meals
- 58%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 January 2025, published 23 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 25% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 20 | 32 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 19 | 33 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Springfield Academy 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Heathfield Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Whinfield Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Gurney Pease Academy 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.