The Rydal Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Rydal Road
 Darlington
 County Durham DL1 4BH
Telephone: 01325 380784
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Dodmire School
Trust: Northern Arch Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Swift Academies

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr John Armitage
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 33.4 / 17.86
Non-teaching Staff*: 32.1
Number of pupils: 621
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 49.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 31.7% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 31.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.2km
* 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: Bank Top and Lascelles
School Number: 8412005

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th December 2022 (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. St John's Church of England Academy (0.5km) show on map
  2. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  3. Borough Road Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  4. Skerne Park Academy (1.0km) show on map
  5. Firthmoor Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  6. St Aidan's Church of England Academy (1.3km) show on map
  7. Heathfield Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Darlington College (1.3km) show on map
  9. Polam Hall School (1.4km) show on map
  10. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (1.9km) show on map
  12. Corporation Road Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  13. George Dent Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  14. Gurney Pease Academy (2.0km) show on map
  15. Red Hall Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  16. Reid Street Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  17. Northwood Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  18. Abbey Infants' School (2.4km) show on map
  19. Abbey Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  20. Springfield Academy (2.6km) show on map
  21. Haughton Academy (2.6km) show on map
  22. Beaumont Hill Academy (2.6km) show on map
  23. Rise Carr College (2.8km) show on map
  24. Carmel College (3.1km) show on map
  25. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  26. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  27. Whinfield Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  28. Harrowgate Hill Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  29. Mowden Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  30. Longfield Academy (3.5km) show on map
  31. St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary... (3.5km) show on map
  32. Hurworth Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  33. Hummersknott Academy (3.6km) show on map
  34. Mowden Junior School (3.6km) show on map
  35. Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services (3.6km) show on map
  36. Marchbank Free School (3.7km) show on map
  37. Hurworth School (3.8km) show on map
  38. Croft Church of England Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  39. Mount Pleasant Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  40. Embleton View (4.3km) show on map
  41. Wyvern Academy (4.4km) show on map
  42. West Park Academy (4.5km) show on map
  43. St. George's Church of England Academy (4.5km) show on map
  44. Clervaux Garden School (4.7km) show on map
  45. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  46. Barton Church of England Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  47. St Mary's Church of England Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  48. UTC South Durham (8.8km) show on map
  49. Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School (9.0km) show on map
  50. Forest Park School (9.6km) show on map
  51. North and South Cowton Community Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  52. Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  53. Heighington Church of England Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  54. Egglescliffe School (10.6km) show on map
  55. Great Smeaton Academy Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  56. Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  57. East Cowton Church of England Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  58. Sugar Hill Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  59. Durham Lane Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  60. Melsonby Methodist Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  61. Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society (11.6km) show on map
  62. North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School (11.6km) show on map
  63. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School (11.7km) show on map
  64. Vane Road Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  65. Junction Farm Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  66. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe (11.8km) show on map
  67. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery (11.8km) show on map
  68. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  69. Layfield Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  70. Greenfield Academy (12.0km) show on map
  71. Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  72. St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  73. Pear Tree School (12.1km) show on map
  74. Yarm Preparatory School (12.1km) show on map
  75. Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  76. Woodham Academy (12.1km) show on map
  77. Yarm School (12.2km) show on map
  78. Yarm Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  79. The Links Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  80. Walworth School (12.4km) show on map
  81. Byerley Park Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  82. Conyers School (12.5km) show on map
  83. Oakwood Learning Centre (12.6km) show on map
  84. William Cassidi Church of England Aided Prima... (12.6km) show on map
  85. Holy Trinity Rosehill CofE Primary School (12.7km) show on map
  86. Preston Primary School (12.7km) show on map
  87. Teesside High School (12.7km) show on map
  88. Fairfield Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  89. Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth (12.9km) show on map
  90. Appleton Wiske Community Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  91. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton (12.9km) show on map
  92. Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy (13.1km) show on map
  93. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  94. Green Gates Academy (13.3km) show on map
  95. Gainford Church of England Primary School and... (13.3km) show on map
  96. Levendale Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  97. Hartburn Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  98. Hardwick Green Primary Academy (13.7km) show on map
  99. Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy (13.8km) show on map
  100. Kirklevington Primary School (13.8km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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