Rise Carr College
Eldon Street, Darlington, DL3 0NS
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Hudson
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 131629
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325348600
About this school
Rise Carr College is a special school in Darlington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 67 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rise Carr College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Rise Carr College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beaumont Hill Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Darlington
-
Marchbank Free School1.6 miles
Free Schools · Darlington
-
Embleton View2.5 miles
Special schools
-
Clervaux Garden School4.0 miles
Special schools · North Yorkshire
-
Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services4.0 miles
Special schools · Darlington
Other schools in Darlington
- Beaumont Hill Academy Academies
- Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services Special schools
- Marchbank Free School Free Schools
- Oakwood Learning Centre Special schools
- Pear Tree School Special schools
- Borough Road Nursery School Nursery
- George Dent Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Infants' School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Corporation Road Community Primary School Primary
- Croft Church of England Primary School Primary
- Firthmoor Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rise Carr College teach?
- Rise Carr College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Darlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Rise Carr College?
- The headteacher of Rise Carr College is Mrs Sally Hudson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rise Carr College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rise Carr College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Rise Carr College?
- Rise Carr College has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Rise Carr College a faith school?
- No. Rise Carr College has no designated religious character.
- Does Rise Carr College publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Rise Carr College. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.