Rise Carr College
Rise Carr College is a pupil referral unit in Darlington for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 67 pupils. About 63 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Eldon Street, Darlington, DL3 0NS01325 348600risecarrcollege.org.ukMrs Sally Hudson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 4 March 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (59), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Specific learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 67 | 63 | 59 | 36 | 33 | 26 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 63% | 62% | 61% | 67% | 73% | 77% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 57% | 59% | 56% | 64% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 43% | 41% | 44% | 36% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 16 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 46%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 50% | 58% | 36% |
| Education | 44% | 50% | 29% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| Work | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 38% | 25% | 43% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Primary School | Academy | 670 m | 429 | Good 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| Longfield Academy | Academy | 740 m | 660 | No overall grade 2024 | 24 | Compare |
| Harrowgate Hill Primary School | Council | 760 m | 407 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Corporation Road Community Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 282 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| Reid Street Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 364 | Good 2022 | 36 | Compare |
| Gurney Pease Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 191 | Report card 2026 | 13 | Compare |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 322 | No overall grade 2024 | 44 | Compare |
| George Dent Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.9 miles | 97 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rise Carr College a good school?
Rise Carr College doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in March 2025.
What is Rise Carr College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rise Carr College not judged at its last full inspection on 4 March 2025.
How many pupils does Rise Carr College have?
67 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Eldon Street, Darlington, DL3 0NS
- Telephone
- 01325 348600
- Website
- www.risecarrcollege.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Hudson
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward
- North Road
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 September 2003 (result of closure)
- URN
- 131629 · LAESTAB 8411100 · UKPRN 10016666
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- 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.