Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2022
Overview of The Rydal Academy · Primary · Darlington
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 46% | 4% | 62% | 26% | 54% | 5% | 60% | 20% | 61% | 71% | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 23% | 621 |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 1% | 54% | 12% | 44% | 5% | 41% | 7% | 64% | 56% | 101.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 23% | 617 |
| 2022/23 | 38% | 2% | 70% | 23% | 47% | 2% | 57% | 15% | 63% | 60% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | +0.50 | -2.00 | -0.30 | 26% | 619 |
| 2018/19 | 43% | 2% | 54% | 10% | 55% | 7% | 73% | 27% | 67% | 59% | 99.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 | -2.40 | -2.10 | +1.30 | 22% | 613 |
| 2017/18 | 54% | 7% | 63% | 24% | 61% | 12% | 66% | 15% | 64% | 66% | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | +0.30 | +0.30 | +1.60 | 22% | 602 |
| 2016/17 | 39% | 6% | 53% | 13% | 49% | 9% | 75% | 16% | 55% | 61% | 99.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | -1.90 | -2.00 | +1.20 | 19% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 621 | 17.8 | 23% | 12% | 52% | 8% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 617 | 17.3 | 23% | 11% | 51% | 9% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 619 | 18.4 | 26% | 11% | 54% | 8% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 615 | 18.4 | 19% | 11% | 53% | 8% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 599 | 17.3 | 22% | 10% | 54% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 613 | 20.6 | 22% | 10% | 55% | 5% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 602 | 18.1 | 22% | 10% | 57% | 7% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 575 | 17.1 | 19% | 10% | 54% | 7% | 21% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.