Red Hall Primary School, Darlington DL1

Headingley Crescent, Darlington, County Durham DL1 2ST

10 reasons to choose Red Hall Primary School

Top line

Red Hall Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Darlington and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

Red Hall Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.

Average class size

Red Hall Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Red Hall Primary School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 39% of schools.

The Red Hall Primary School curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Red Hall Primary School

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Red Hall Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are from 8.45am to 3.15pm, and can extend to 4.15pm with after school clubs.

Find another school near Red Hall Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Yarm Preparatory School (7 miles); Teesside High Prep School (7.1 miles); Red House Junior School (9.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Federation of Abbey Schools (2.4 miles); St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Long Newton (4.3 miles); Heighington Church of England Primary School (6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Yarm School (9.3 miles); Teesside High School (10.1 miles); Red House School (12.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Polam Hall School (2.5 miles); Carmel College (3.4 miles); Hummersknott Academy (3.9 miles).