The Rydal Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL1 4BHPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Rydal Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Darlington, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 584 pupils. The Rydal Academy is part of NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 33%
Higher standard: 1%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

584

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

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: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 584
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 May 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.