Staindrop Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darlington, DL2 3JU
- Distance
- 7.2km away
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Prospect Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
Local ranking6th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 7 September 2026
Secondary
Phase
968
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 49.6 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.7% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 63.3% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 120
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 63.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
29
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 54
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 691
- Boys
- 354 (51%)
- Girls
- 337 (49%)
- Capacity
- 968 (71% full)
- SEND
- 16.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.5%
- EAL
- 2.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 14.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 40.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,087/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 94.2%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
94.2%
White British
2.3%
White Other
0.7%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Prospect Place
Barnard Castle, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 144496
- UKPRN
- 10063177
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
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