St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane, Darlington, DL1 1LL
587 pupils · 84% of 700 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Free school meals
- 45.3%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 January 2020, published 31 January 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 29.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 83 | 76 | 124 | 78 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 116 | 109 | 169 | 111 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 127 | 120 | 170 | 120 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 125 | 94 | 141 | 100 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 97 | 90 | 123 | 92 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 110 | 103 | 145 | 107 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 129 | 99 | 145 | 110 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 136 | 81 | 127 | 100 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Haughton Academy 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Longfield Academy 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Carmel College 3.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hummersknott Academy 4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Wyvern Academy 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hurworth School 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.