The Rydal Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Darlington, Darlington

DL1 4BH

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

34.6

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#11,970

National rank

#635

In North East

#24

In Darlington

Top 84%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

46%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

103.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

101.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 33% → 46% ▲ 13.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 621 % FSM ever-6 52.3% % EAL 11.8% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

St John's Church of England Academy Darlington · 0.3 mi 57.2 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Darlington · 0.6 mi 65.8 Skerne Park Academy Darlington · 0.6 mi 28.6 Firthmoor Primary School Darlington · 0.7 mi 50.8 Heathfield Primary School Darlington · 0.8 mi 55.9 Polam Hall School Darlington · 0.9 mi 45.4 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Darlington · 0.9 mi 53.2 Corporation Road Community Primary School Darlington · 1.2 mi 57.8