St Aidan's Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 8 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 135314
- Address
- Hundens Lane, DL1 1LL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 598 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 11%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.6%
- Persistent absence
- 36.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 81.1%
African 7.4%
Other White 4.7%
Other Asian 2%
Mixed 1.6%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 111 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 119 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
| French | GCSE | 49 |
| Geography | GCSE | 52 |
| History | GCSE | 59 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 119 |
Admissions
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 127
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 120 63 57 |
| Year 8 | 119 55 64 |
| Year 9 | 117 62 55 |
| Year 10 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 11 | 123 62 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 13.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 33.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 12.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.2% |