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The Rydal Academy

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL1 4BH https://rydal.nalp.org.uk/

Pupils
621
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
621
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
621
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Rydal Academy · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
46%
+13pp
54%44%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
4%
+3pp
7%4%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
61%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
621
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
Rydal Road, Darlington, DL1 4BH
Local authority
Darlington
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2546%4%62%26%54%5%60%20%61%71%103.0101.0103.023%621
2023/2433%1%54%12%44%5%41%7%64%56%101.099.0101.023%617
2022/2338%2%70%23%47%2%57%15%63%60%104.0102.0101.0+0.50-2.00-0.3026%619
2018/1943%2%54%10%55%7%73%27%67%59%99.0104.0102.0-2.40-2.10+1.3022%613
2017/1854%7%63%24%61%12%66%15%64%66%102.0103.0103.0+0.30+0.30+1.6022%602
2016/1739%6%53%13%49%9%75%16%55%61%99.0102.0102.0-1.90-2.00+1.2019%575

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2562117.823%12%52%8%26%
2023/2461717.323%11%51%9%30%
2022/2361918.426%11%54%8%25%
2021/2261518.419%11%53%8%28%
2020/2159917.322%10%54%
2018/1961320.622%10%55%5%16%
2017/1860218.122%10%57%7%20%
2016/1757517.119%10%54%7%21%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.