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Academy
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Secondary
Church of England
Hundens Lane, Darlington, DL11LL
013 2537 3770


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
461

St Aidan's Church of England Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 700. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 08 Jan 2020.


PUPIL MIX
223 boys and 238 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
31.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
6.3%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
14.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
24.1%
EHC PLAN
1.1%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
39.5
Local Authority
46.6
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
12%
Local Authority
42%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 6% 37% 40%
EBacc average point score 2.93 3.95 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

08 Jan 2020

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 145
Of which first preference applications 99
Of which second preference applications 30
Of which third preference applications 16
Total offers made 129
Of which first preference offers 99
Of which second preference offers 9
Of which third preference offers 2




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
88%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 85% 86% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 3% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 12% 6% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
7
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£135,995 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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