Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU · County Durham · secondary school
19th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.0/10 against 801 of them, against 3.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 33% | 1.70 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 38.5 · 36 | 31% | 1.13 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.16 · 38 | 26% | 0.98 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 45.6 · 49 | 10% | 0.51 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. Staindrop Academy is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected in 2021. In 2024/25, 38.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 45.6, slightly above the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.16 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally who started from the same point. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.9 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 469 pupils in a building with 675 places, leaving 206 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to reach the national median in Attainment 8? What specific steps are being taken to improve Progress 8 scores? How does the current Ofsted rating reflect recent changes since the 2021 inspection?
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