St Aidan's Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

st-aidans-church-of-england-academy-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL1 1LLPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Aidan's Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Darlington, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 587 pupils. St Aidan's Church of England Academy is part of Northern Lights Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2020

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.45

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

587

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 587
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Northern Lights Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 11 June 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.