Staindrop Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · County Durham
Cleatlam Lane, Darlington, DL2 3JU
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/10/2021
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.9%
28.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
504
Capacity used
Has space75%
675 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
114 of 117 families who put it first got an offer
115
Places offered
238
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 117 | 114 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 95 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 238 | 115 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Sarah Mitchinson
- Address
- Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington, DL2 3JU
- Phone
- 01833660285
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Lower Teesdale · Bishop Auckland
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144991
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 30% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
504 pupils · 675 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
06 October 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 495 pupils
Attendance
89.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.04 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 78 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 78 | 9% | 45% | 77% | |
| English Language | 78 | 14% | 45% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 78 | 10% | 56% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 64 | 2% | 23% | 47% | |
| History | 43 | 16% | 37% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 37 | 14% | 46% | 62% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 30 | 13% | 60% | 70% | |
| Geography | 26 | 8% | 31% | 42% | |
| Statistics | 25 | 0% | 4% | 64% | |
| German | 17 | 12% | 53% | 76% | |
| Biology | 14 | 14% | 79% | 93% | |
| Physics | 14 | 14% | 86% | 86% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through County Durham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.