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The Dales School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Community special school
Morton-on-Swale, Morton-on-Swale, Northallerton, Northallerton DL7 9QW · thedalesschool.org · 01609 772932
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Pupils
- 71
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.9%
- First language not English
- 7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | hidden | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | hidden | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | hidden | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | hidden | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | hidden | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Dales School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 14
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (100%) with SEND