Academy · Darlington
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Church of England
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Darlington council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 76 families put this school as their first choice, and 83 places were offered. 76 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 83 | 76 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 116 | 109 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 127 | 120 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 7 January 2020. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Short (ungraded) inspection, 11 June 2025: Some aspects not as strong.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 587 (capacity 700)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Academy trust
- NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
- Phone
- 01325373770
- Address
- Hundens Lane, Darlington, DL1 1LL
- Website
- staidansacademy.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.