St Aidan’s CofE High School

Comprehensive

National rank

317

273

Rank last year

55%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

34%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Sian Dover
Attendance 93.9%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 28.8% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 2,026
Pupils on free school meals 6.6%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 333=

Grade

%

A*/A

30

A*-B

55

GCSE 2025 rank: 283=

Grade

%

9/8/7

34

What the school inspection says

“Pupils are rightly proud of this welcoming and friendly school. They are well supported by caring staff. This is a close-knit community built on warm relationships. The school’s Christian ethos threads through all aspects of the school’s work. This is a happy school with a positive and nurturing environment where pupils flourish ... Pupils benefit from a diverse and wide range of extracurricular activities. Trips, exchanges and community activities enable pupils to broaden their horizons. Students in the sixth form are valued role models for younger pupils ... They speak eloquently of how the school has helped to prepare them for their next steps.”
Inspection
2022
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.
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