The Rydal Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D47
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Darlington, DL1 4BH
- Distance
- 0.5km away
St John's Church of England Academy
Fenby Avenue, Lascelles Park, Darlington, DL1 4UB
Local ranking5th of 29 primary schools in Darlington
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
210
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 70.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 10.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 83.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 83.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 106.0
- Cohort Size
- 30
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 248
- Boys
- 131 (53%)
- Girls
- 117 (47%)
- Capacity
- 210 (118% full)
- SEND
- 18.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.1%
- EAL
- 5.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 16.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 24.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,966/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 82.6%
- Black African: 5.7%
- White Other: 4.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Chinese: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
82.6%
White British
5.7%
Black African
4.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Fenby Avenue
Darlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 138128
- UKPRN
- 10037234
- Establishment No.
- 3306
- Trust
- DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
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