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Staindrop Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington DL2 3JU · staindropacademy.com · 01833 660285
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.6
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 504
- 75% of 675 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 94 families put the school first and 95 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 95 | 94 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 115 | 117 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 115 | 115 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 83 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.6, and 38.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.64 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137234)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.4 | +2.9 |
| Sixth form college | 32.1 | +7.1 |
| Further education | 37.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | −12.7 |
| Employment | 5.4 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.1 | +8.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Staindrop Academy on 14 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137234), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137234)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 33
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on 5 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 10 parents (30%) with SEND