St Aidan's Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 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
- 594 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.9%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 78.8%
African 8.4%
Other White 4.5%
Other Asian 2.5%
Mixed 2.4%
Indian 1%
Other Black 1%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 4 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 69 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 109 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 106 |
| French | GCSE | 29 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
| History | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 129 70 59 |
| Year 8 | 127 67 60 |
| Year 9 | 115 54 61 |
| Year 10 | 109 58 51 |
| Year 11 | 114 55 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 31.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.4% 3.0% |