Pear Tree School
Pear Tree School is an independent special school in Darlington for boys and girls aged 8 to 18. It has 15 pupils and room for 30.
Toy Top Farm, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UQ01388 776799peartreeprojects.co.ukMr David Bartlett headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
11 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Darlington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 30% | 16% | 38% | 27% | 33% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 70% | 84% | 63% | 73% | 67% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Learning Centre | Independent | 950 m | 14 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Heighington Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 248 | Good 2019 | 67 | Compare |
| Timothy Hackworth Primary School | Council | 2.2 miles | 329 | Good 2023 | 16 | Compare |
| St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon | Church of England | 2.6 miles | 239 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Thornhill Primary School | Council | 2.6 miles | 205 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| Greenfield Academy | Academy | 3.0 miles | 566 | Requires improvement 2019 | 7 | Compare |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery | Council | 3.0 miles | 161 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Ingleton CofE Primary School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 48 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Pear Tree School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Pear Tree School yet.
How many pupils does Pear Tree School have?
15 pupils aged 8 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 30 places, so it is 50% full.
Does Pear Tree School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Toy Top Farm, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UQ
- Telephone
- 01388 776799
- Website
- www.peartreeprojects.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Bartlett
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward
- Heighington & Coniscliffe
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 20 November 2006 (new provision)
- URN
- 135113 · LAESTAB 8416003 · UKPRN 10018433
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.