Staindrop Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Darlington, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Staindrop Academy is a secondary school in Darlington, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 October 2021. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Staindrop Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 17 of the 28 other County Durham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 94 first-choice applications for 95 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 (England 46).
- The school has 17.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.1 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington, DL2 3JU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 504 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 October 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils feel part of a friendly and caring community at Staindrop Academy.”
- “They understand and value the school's ethos that 'everyone is a wonder' and enjoy feeling part of a family at this small but growing school.”
- “Pupils feel safe and supported by their school community.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that some pupils have gaps in important areas such as reading, handwriting and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 94 first-preference applications, 95 offers in total, 94 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Teesdale School and Sixth Form 4.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 7.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Barrington Academy 7.1 mi Good Last distance published
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenfield Academy 8.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- UTC South Durham 9.5 mi Good
- Parkside Academy 10.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodham Academy 10.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published