St Aidan's Church of England Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hundens Lane
 Darlington
 County Durham DL1 1LL
Telephone: 01325 373770

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2007
History: This school arose from Eastbourne Comprehensive School
Trust: Northern Lights Learning Trust
Sponsor: Northern Lights Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Ms Nikki Gibb (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Dean Lythgoe
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 31.8 / 3.9
Non-teaching Staff*: 24.12
Number of pupils: 594
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.7
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 43.90% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 21.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 11.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Darlington
Constituency: Darlington
Electoral Ward: Stephenson
School Number: 8416905

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th January 2020 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Darlington College (0.5km) show on map
  2. Heathfield Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Gurney Pease Academy (0.9km) show on map
  4. Borough Road Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Red Hall Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  6. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. The Rydal Academy (1.3km) show on map
  8. Springfield Academy (1.3km) show on map
  9. Haughton Academy (1.3km) show on map
  10. Beaumont Hill Academy (1.3km) show on map
  11. St John's Church of England Academy (1.4km) show on map
  12. Northwood Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  13. Corporation Road Community Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  14. Firthmoor Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  15. George Dent Nursery School (1.9km) show on map
  16. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  17. Reid Street Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Whinfield Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  19. Rise Carr College (2.0km) show on map
  20. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (2.1km) show on map
  21. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  22. Polam Hall School (2.1km) show on map
  23. Skerne Park Academy (2.2km) show on map
  24. Harrowgate Hill Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  25. Longfield Academy (2.5km) show on map
  26. Abbey Junior School (2.8km) show on map
  27. Abbey Infants' School (2.9km) show on map
  28. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (3.0km) show on map
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  30. Carmel College (3.4km) show on map
  31. Mowden Infant School (3.5km) show on map
  32. Mowden Junior School (3.7km) show on map
  33. Marchbank Free School (3.8km) show on map
  34. Hummersknott Academy (4.0km) show on map
  35. West Park Academy (4.0km) show on map
  36. Mount Pleasant Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  37. Wyvern Academy (4.3km) show on map
  38. St. George's Church of England Academy (4.5km) show on map
  39. Hurworth Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  40. Embleton View (4.7km) show on map
  41. Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services (4.8km) show on map
  42. Hurworth School (5.0km) show on map
  43. Croft Church of England Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  44. Clervaux Garden School (5.9km) show on map
  45. UTC South Durham (7.8km) show on map
  46. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  47. Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  48. St Mary's Church of England Primary School (8.0km) show on map
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  53. Sugar Hill Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  54. Egglescliffe School (10.2km) show on map
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  97. The Grangefield Academy (13.1km) show on map
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  99. Timothy Hackworth Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  100. Levendale Primary School (13.2km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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