The Dales School

Cowpen Road, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 4RE

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

KS2 expected

4–11

Ages

212

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Northumberland →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 212 / 230 (92%)
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

61.8%

Disadvantaged

1.4%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

7.5%

Overall absence

19.7%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +3.4 vs 2023/24

7.3

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.9 vs 2023/24

72.69

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

£43,566

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 14% on leadership pay

↓ −£338 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

4.6

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.1 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£24,603

Spend per pupil

£25,859

Income per pupil

37%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.