Haughton Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D47
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darlington, DL1 2AN
- Distance
- 1.7km away
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane, Darlington, DL1 1LL
Local ranking8th of 8 secondary schools in Darlington
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
700
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 January 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 109
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 594
- Boys
- 308 (52%)
- Girls
- 279 (48%)
- Capacity
- 700 (84% full)
- SEND
- 14.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.5%
- EAL
- 12.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 11.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,449/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 35.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.8%
- Black African: 8.4%
- White Other: 4.5%
- Asian Other: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 1.0%
- Black Other: 1.0%
78.8%
White British
8.4%
Black African
4.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hundens Lane
Darlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 135314
- UKPRN
- 10023010
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
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