Staindrop AcademyBishop Barrington Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Staindrop Academy and Bishop Barrington Academy are secondary schools.
Staindrop Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bishop Barrington Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Staindrop Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Staindrop Academy was judged the expected standard and Bishop Barrington Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.7 for Staindrop Academy and 39.0 for Bishop Barrington Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Staindrop Academy (49.4 in 2021-22, 47.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Bishop Barrington Academy (47.5 in 2021-22, 39.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DarlingtonStaindrop Academy | Bishop AucklandBishop Barrington Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 30 in County Durham Stronger figure | 26th of 30 in County Durham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 504 | 599 | |
| Capacity | 675 | 814 | |
| Location | Darlington, DL2 3JU | Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.7 Stronger figure | 39.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.0% Stronger figure | 25.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.0% Stronger figure | 42.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 75 | 87 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 469 | 602 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.5% | 51.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.9% | 2.7% | |
| SEN support | 31.8% | 18.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.1% Stronger figure | 11.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.5% Stronger figure | 36.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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