SCHOOL PROFILE

St Aidan's Church of England Academy: data, trends and context

St Aidan's Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Darlington. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
135314
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Darlington
Region
North East
Trust
NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
Postcode
DL1 1LL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
587
FSM eligible
45.3%
EAL / First language other than English
12.1%
SEND (total)
17.4%
SEN Support
14.0%
EHCP
3.4%
White British
75.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.6%
Overall absence
11.4%
Persistent absence
35.5%
Severe absence
5.9%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
DarlingtonLocal authority91.2%8.8%3.7%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
70.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
17.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.17%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
40.0
English & maths grade 5+
40.9%
English & maths grade 4+
59.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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St Aidan's Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Darlington. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.