St Aidan's Church of England Academy

St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Address
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Hundens Lane Darlington , County Durham , DL1 1LL United Kingdom
Coordinates	54°31′33″N 1°31′57″W / 54.52578°N 1.53254°W / 54.52578; -1.53254Coordinates: 54°31′33″N 1°31′57″W / 54.52578°N 1.53254°W / 54.52578; -1.53254
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Department for Education URN	135314 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Mike Davison
Principal	Mrs Nicole Gibbon
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	700
Website	http://www.staidansacademy.org.uk/

Former school logo

St Aidan's Church of England Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Darlington, County Durham, England.

Originally Eastbourne Comprehensive School,^[1] school converted to academy status and was renamed Eastbourne Church of England Academy. The school was later renamed St Aidan's Church of England Academy.

The new academy building was built on Hundens Park, to the north of the original school site.

Next to the astroturf used by many football clubs.

Notable former pupils[]

Eastbourne Comprehensive School[]

• Tom Sawyer, Baron Sawyer, trade unionist and Labour Party politician
• Vic Reeves, comedian
• Andrew Fothergill, cricketer

Change in leadership[]

In February 2015, Principal Ms Catherine McCoy and Assistant Principal Stephanie Francom stood down^[2] after a terrible Ofsted report, citing personal health concerns.

References[]

External links[]

• St Aidan's CofE Academy Website
• St Aidan's CE Academy Facebook Page
• St Aidan's CE Academy Instagram
• Darlington council plans

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