School Overview
St Aidan's Church of England Academy is a academy sponsor led located in Darlington. It serves the secondary phase for students aged 11 to 16. The school currently has 594 pupils with a capacity of 700. The school has a Church of England character.
School Performance
Official DfE data · 2024-25 · 8 years of data
Performance data is published annually by the Department for Education. Figures reflect the most recent available results. National averages are for state-funded schools in England.
GCSE Results (Key Stage 4)
2024-25Progress 8
Attainment 8
40
Close to averageNational: 46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
40.9%
Close to averageNational: 45.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
59.1%
Close to averageNational: 65%
EBacc Entry
29.1%
Below averageNational: 39.1%
Performance Trends
7 years of dataProgress 8
-0.83
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Attainment 8
-7.20
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
-10.6%
'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
EBacc Entry
+5.2%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Overall Absence
-0.6%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Persistent Absence
-0.3%
'15-16'16-17'17-18'18-19'21-22'22-23'23-24
Where Leavers Go
2024-2580%
Education 80%
Apprenticeship 2%
Employment 7%
School Demographics
2024-25Boys
51.18%
Girls
48.82%
EAL
12.8%
FSM Ever
45.45%
SEN Support
11.28%
Key Statistics
594
Total Pupils
304
Boys
290
Girls
700
Capacity
43.9%
Free School Meals
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