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St Aidan's Church of England Academy

Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Open

Contact

Hundens Lane
Darlington, County Durham DL1 1LL

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Religious ethos
None
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
700
Pupils
594 (Boys: 304, Girls: 290)
Free School Meals
43.9%
Capacity utilisation
85% (594 / 700)
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Type group
Academies
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
Sep 2007
Status
Open

Key identifiers

URN
135314
LAESTAB
8416905
UKPRN
10023010
Establishment No.
6905
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Good (Grade 2) published 31 Jan 2020
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
9
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
598
Age range
11–16
Admissions
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England
Faith
Christian
Trust (MAT)
Northern Lights Learning Trust
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Good
    31 Jan 2020
    Type: Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
    Quality: Good
    Behaviour: Good
    Personal dev: Good
    Leadership: Good
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (31 Jan 2020)