# The Dales School

The 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.

Special school. Code E122388. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 236
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 122388

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 1 February 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Horton Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horton-grange-primary-school-e122254): 110 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Blyth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blyth-academy-e140002): 540 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, April 2025. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Morpeth Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morpeth-road-academy-e139756): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bedlington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-academy-e144977): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Malvin's Close Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malvins-close-academy-e146544): 1.7 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stead Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stead-lane-primary-school-e122181): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122388)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/122388)

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