The Rydal Academy
Rydal Road, Darlington, DL1 4BH
Local ranking21st of 29 primary schools in Darlington
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
630
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 46.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 4.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 62.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 54.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 82
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 621
- Boys
- 329 (53%)
- Girls
- 292 (47%)
- Capacity
- 630 (99% full)
- SEND
- 22.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.3%
- EAL
- 11.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.2%
- SEN Support
- 19.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,958/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.7%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.5%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 71.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 7.9%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Other: 5.2%
- White Traveller: 3.0%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
- Black Other: 1.4%
- Asian Chinese: 1.0%
71.3%
White British
7.9%
Gypsy/Roma
5.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138989
- UKPRN
- 10039567
- Establishment No.
- 2005
- Trust
- NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP