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St Aidan's Church of England Academy

Secondary school in Darlington. Some aspects not as strong (Jun 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 7 January 2020, report published 31 January 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 11 June 2025, report published 13 July 2025.

Some aspects not as strong

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around June 2029

The last inspection was in June 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 1.0 milesHaughton Academy

    Secondary, Darlington

    Report card, May 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention

  2. 1.2 milesPolam Hall School

    Secondary, Darlington

    Report card, Nov 2025: 1 strong, 6 expected

  3. 1.8 milesLongfield Academy

    Secondary, Darlington

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)

  4. 2.2 milesCarmel College

    Secondary, Darlington

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)

  5. 2.5 milesHummersknott Academy

    Secondary, Darlington

    Report card, Feb 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.