The Dales School
Special schoolThe Dales School is a special school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 1 February 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Dales School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
- The Dales School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Horton Grange Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)110 m
- The Blyth AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, April 2025. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
- Morpeth Road AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Bedlington AcademySecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Malvin's Close AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Stead Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Northumberland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).