Academy sponsor led · Darlington

Wyvern Academy

11–16Ages
464Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143845URN

Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Darlington median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Darlington

99 applications for 59 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.3of 90

Darlington 42.3 England 46.0

7th of 8 in Darlington

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Darlington median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

99 applications · 59 places offered · 50 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 1.7; Darlington median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Darlington median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Darlington median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Darlington median median 1.5
2022 1.3; Darlington median median 1.5
2021 1.2; Darlington median median 1.5
2020 1.1; Darlington median median 1.5
2019 1.4; Darlington median median 1.5
2018 1.2; Darlington median median 1.7
2017 1.1; Darlington median median 2.0
2016 1.3; Darlington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Darlington median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Darlington median

Dashed bars: as Darlington School of Maths and Science (URN 137122), Darlington School of Maths & Science (URN 114321), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	99	1.7	50	0.85
Sep 2025	101	149	1.5	95	0.94
Sep 2024	99	138	1.4	96	0.97
Sep 2023	95	123	1.3	74	0.78
Sep 2022	92	120	1.3	82	0.89
Sep 2021	99	122	1.2	76	0.77
Sep 2020	95	108	1.1	75	0.79
Sep 2019	80	110	1.4	58	0.73
Sep 2018	92	107	1.2	69	0.75
Sep 2017	124	140	1.1	83	0.67
Sep 2016 *	139	179	1.3	102	0.73
Sep 2015 *	135	181	1.3	100	0.74
Sep 2014 *	153	151	1.0	88	0.58

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

82 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.37th of 8 in Darlington

Darlington 42.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%8th of 8 in Darlington

Darlington 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Darlington 62% England 66%

This school
Darlington median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.52

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	82	41.3	29%	60%	–
2024/25	95	37.7	24%	46%	–
2023/24	81	39.7	26%	44%	−0.52
2022/23	78	38.6	33%	46%	−0.80

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wyvern AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
Carmel College
1.6 km · Darlington

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Hummersknott Academy
1.8 km · Darlington

2026

1.7applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Longfield Academy
3.0 km · Darlington

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Polam Hall School
3.1 km · Darlington

2025

2.7applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
4.4 km · Darlington

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Haughton Academy
4.5 km · Darlington

2026

1.6applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
UTC South Durham
6.6 km · County Durham

Good2024

33.4Attainment 8
Hurworth School
7.0 km · Darlington

Good2022

1.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143845 · 841/4002
Trust: Consilium Academies
Capacity: 900 pupils · 464 on roll
Free school meals: 47.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Darlington School of Maths and Science (URN 137122); Darlington School of Maths & Science (URN 114321)
Address: Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH
Local authority: Darlington

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources