St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D42
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darlington, DL1 1LL
- Distance
- 1.7km away
Haughton Academy
Salters Lane South, Darlington, DL1 2AN
Local ranking7th of 8 secondary schools in Darlington
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 12 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 47.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 142
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 890
- Boys
- 448 (52%)
- Girls
- 406 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (95% full)
- SEND
- 28.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.4%
- EAL
- 4.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 25.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,135/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
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.4%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Black African: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
88.4%
White British
4.3%
White Other
1.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Salters Lane South
Darlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 138089
- UKPRN
- 10037042
- Establishment No.
- 4285
- Trust
- THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST
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