School Tours -
We have a limited number of 1: 1 tours available with our Headteacher, Mr Porter. Please call 0208 876 6721 or email parents@darell.richmond.sch.uk to book your place.
We have a limited number of 1: 1 tours available with our Headteacher, Mr Porter. Please call 0208 876 6721 or email parents@darell.richmond.sch.uk to book your place.
Open morning for prospective Reception 2025 families on Saturday, 19th October 2024 at 10:00am. Please call the school office on 0208 876 6721 to book your place or email info@darell.richmond.sch.uk
Please follow the link to read our report https://www.darell.richmond.sch.uk/ofsted
Welcome to a new feature on our website, sharing stories of Darell Alumni as they continue their journeys out into the wide world.
We pride ourselves here at Darell in preparing our children to be ready to face the next stage of their lives with confidence and kindness. We were especially happy to have this recognised in our recent Ofsted inspection by being given an Outstanding rating for personal development.
We love to hear how our past pupils are getting on, and would welcome any more stories you may have to share.
Fantastic work by our Year 2 community Club today. They worked extremely hard to completely clear the playground area of our local park. The school tag line 'Making a Difference' in action. They were supported by two Year 6 prefects. Thank you to all.
A Year 5 geographer hard at work. Geography, DT and Art combined to ensure that powerful knowledge is retained.
Tilly - Weir representative
What do you enjoy about school?
I enjoy doing addition problems in Maths.
How do you live our school value of enjoyment?
I enjoy writing stories such as one about our class book How to Hide a Lion.
What do you aspire to be when you’re older?
I aspire to be a teacher when I'm older.
Ines - Peake representative
What do you enjoy about school?
I enjoy designing and making bags with bows on them during explore and learn time.
How do you live our school value of enjoyment?
I love making Lego with my Dad.
What do you aspire to be when you’re older?
I aspire to be a chef. I make a good scrambled eggs!
Chad - Thunberg representative
What do you enjoy about school?
I enjoy Geography lessons and playing with friends in the playground.
How do you live our school value of enjoyment?
Inside school, I live our value of enjoyment by playing with friends, Outside school, I like to play sports like tennis, football and badminton.
What do you aspire to be when you’re older?
I aspire to be an engineer or an architect.
Penelope - Darwin representative
What do you enjoy about school?
I enjoy having a variety of different foods to choose from at lunch.
How do you live our school value of enjoyment?
I enjoy learning different styles and techniques in art.
What do you aspire to be when you’re older?
I aspire to be an astrophysicist.
Isla - Attenborough representative
What do you enjoy about school?
I enjoy challenging myself whilst doing the bleep test.
How do you live our school value of enjoyment?
I enjoy baking different cakes each weekend. My latest bake were vanilla cupcakes for my cousin's birthday.
What do you aspire to be when you’re older?
I aspire to be an actress.
Isla - Parks representative
What do you enjoy about school?
I enjoy trying my hardest as I love learning new skills.
How do you live our school value of enjoyment?
I really enjoy swimming. I go swimming in school and also in a club outside of school.
What do you aspire to be when you’re older?
I aspire to be a gymnast.
Tyler - Newton and Mozart representative
What do you enjoy about school?
I enjoy swimming lessons on Monday afternoons.
How do you live our school value of enjoyment?
I enjoy playing with friends at school.
What do you aspire to be when you’re older?
I aspire to be a bricklayer. I’ve already started as my uncle is teaching me how.
We are looking forward to welcoming former Darell pupil Jo-Ann into school. She will be visiting Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and will be selling her book in the main entrance after school.
Debate Mate Cup
Mrs Claridge will be running Safeguarding training for all parents and carers who would like to be a volunteer within school and on school trips. To book on the session please contact the school office on 0208 876 6721 or email: parents@darell.richmond.sch.uk
The deadline to apply on-time for entry into Reception in September 2023 is Sunday, 15th January. Parents of children born between 1st September 2018 nd 31st August 2019 should submit an application on the eAdmissions website: https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/
81% of our Year 6 cohort achieved the expected standard or above in reading writing and mathematics. The national average was 58%. Our progress scores (Key stage 1 to Key stage 2) also place us in the top 20% of schools nationally. We are proud of you all.