Carmel College
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darlington, DL3 8RW
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH
Local ranking6th of 8 secondary schools in Darlington
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 20 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 29.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 82
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 503
- Boys
- 192 (41%)
- Girls
- 272 (59%)
- Capacity
- 900 (52% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.7%
- EAL
- 8.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 16.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 29.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,330/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
- 9.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 86.9%
- Asian Other: 3.4%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Black African: 1.6%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Black Other: 0.6%
86.9%
White British
3.4%
Asian Other
2.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Eggleston View
Darlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 143845
- UKPRN
- 10062195
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
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