Carmel College
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darlington, DL3 8RW
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, DL3 8AR
Local ranking4th of 8 secondary schools in Darlington
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 3 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 58.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 229
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1230
- Boys
- 608 (50%)
- Girls
- 607 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (101% full)
- SEND
- 19.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.0%
- EAL
- 3.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 17.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 22.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,666/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 87.3%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.0%
- Asian Indian: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
87.3%
White British
2.0%
White Other
2.0%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Edinburgh Drive
Darlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 136838
- UKPRN
- 10034100
- Establishment No.
- 4288
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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