Academy converter · Northumberland

Darras Hall Primary School

3–11Ages
459Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145781URN

Middle Drive, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.9 above Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

143 applications for 58 places · 6th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Northumberland median (1.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

143 applications · 58 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 2.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 2.3; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Northumberland median

Dashed bars: as Darras Hall Primary School (URN 122265), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	143	2.5	63	1.09
Sep 2025	59	152	2.6	67	1.14
Sep 2024	53	117	2.2	51	0.96
Sep 2023	47	124	2.6	42	0.89
Sep 2022	58	129	2.2	64	1.10
Sep 2021	60	133	2.2	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	148	2.5	72	1.20
Sep 2019 *	60	135	2.3	66	1.10
Sep 2018 *	55	119	2.2	62	1.13
Sep 2017 *	58	163	2.8	83	1.43
Sep 2016 *	78	163	2.1	89	1.14
Sep 2015 *	88	172	2.0	105	1.19
Sep 2014 *	85	142	1.7	81	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 88% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%8th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth38%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Northumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	28%	107	108
2023/24	69%	15%	105	108
2022/23	77%	16%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Darras Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ponteland Community Primary School
1.5 km · Northumberland

Good2023

4.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ponteland Primary School
2.0 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Richard Coates Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Throckley Primary School
4.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
5.1 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2022

4.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Walbottle Village Primary School
5.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Milecastle Primary School
5.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2019

3.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145781 · 929/2526
Trust: Pele Trust
Capacity: 510 pupils · 459 on roll
Free school meals: 3.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Darras Hall Primary School (URN 122265)
Address: Middle Drive, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9DS
Local authority: Northumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources