St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Secondary schoolSt Aidan's Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Darlington, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 587 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, June 2025
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 11 June 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Aidan's Church of England Academy was 41.6, against 44.4 in Darlington and 46.2 in England.
41.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.6 | 44.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.3% | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59.6% | 64.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 109 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Heathfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Darlington CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file760 m
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- The Rydal AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- Borough Road Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, February 2025990 m
- St John's Church of England AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), October 2022. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Darlington
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).