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St Aidan's Church of England High School

About the school

St Aidan's Church of England High School is an open secondary school in North Yorkshire.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
19 May 2022
Published
14 July 2022
Inspection type
Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Latest outcome
Good

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Outstanding

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

250 pupils

Attainment 8

School
56.4
North Yorkshire
46.5
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
North Yorkshire
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
67.60%
North Yorkshire
47.00%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
86.40%
North Yorkshire
67.40%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
56.40%
North Yorkshire
37.50%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
4.99
North Yorkshire
4.12
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

459 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
B-

Average A-level points

School
36.29

AAB or better

School
20.90%

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

2026

Girls

51.73%

Boys

48.27%

SEN support

8.14%

Education, health and care plan

3.11%

English as an additional language

6.00%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

6.63%

Overall absence

6.9

Persistent absence

17.79

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

277

Sustained education or employment

98%

Education

95%

Apprenticeship

1%

Employment

1%

Not sustained

1%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

496

Sustained education or employment

89%

Higher education

52%

Further education

3%

Apprenticeship

3%

Employment

29%

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