Carmel College
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Darlington · DL3 8RW · Darlington
Ages 11–18
- Att853.6
- P80.4
- EM5+63%
- Absence7.4%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 143845
Wyvern Academy
Academy sponsor led · Darlington · DL3 9SH
Ages 11–16 · 464 pupils · Darlington
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
39.7
Overall absence
7.8%
Admissions demand
0.98 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-06-20
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.52
−20+2
Attainment 839.7
English & maths grade 5+26%
English & maths grade 4+44%
EBacc entry11%
EBacc APS: 3.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.9%
Unauthorised4.1%
- Authorised absence
- 3.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 493
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.98 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
96
Places offered
99
1st-preference offers
96
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 138
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 98
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill52%
464 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- Boys / girls
- 192 / 272
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 464 / 900 (52%)
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- FSM pupils
- 220
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
- Academy trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
- Sponsor
- Consilium Academies
- Headteacher
- Ms Nadia Robinson
Location
- Address
- Eggleston View
- Postcode
- DL3 9SH
- Town
- Darlington
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- Darlington
- District
- Darlington
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Darlington, Darlington, 464 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 47.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Hummersknott Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Darlington · DL3 8AR · Darlington
Ages 11–16
- Att845.7
- P8-0.5
- EM5+46%
- Absence7.7%
1.1 miles away
Longfield Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Darlington · DL3 0HT · Darlington
Ages 11–16
- Att843.6
- P8-0.5
- EM5+42%
- Absence9.8%
1.9 miles away
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Darlington · DL1 1LL · Darlington
Ages 11–16
- Att835.5
- P8-1.0
- EM5+25%
- Absence11.2%
2.7 miles away
Haughton Academy
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Secondary
Darlington · DL1 2AN · Darlington
Ages 11–16
- Att839.8
- P8-0.6
- EM5+43%
- Absence10.2%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Nadia Robinson
- Telephone
- 01325351377