The Rydal Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D47
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Darlington, DL1 4BH
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Skerne Park Academy
Coleridge Gardens, Darlington, DL1 5AJ
Local ranking29th of 29 primary schools in Darlington
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 18 June 2024.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 35.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 5.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 45.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 55.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 53.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 38.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 98.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 99.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 98.0
- Cohort Size
- 40
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 266
- Boys
- 121 (49%)
- Girls
- 127 (51%)
- Capacity
- 420 (59% full)
- SEND
- 30.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 60.6%
- EAL
- 13.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.8%
- SEN Support
- 26.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,429/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.1% nat15.8%
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
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 81.7%
- White Other: 9.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Other: 1.6%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Asian Chinese: 0.8%
81.7%
White British
9.3%
White Other
2.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Coleridge Gardens
Darlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 139195
- UKPRN
- 10040076
- Establishment No.
- 2006
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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