Carmel College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,367 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.5
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Beaumont Hill Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 399of 400 places
- Free school meals
- 50.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 25
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 9 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Beaumont Hill School (URN 114348, until 1 April 2012).
What the data says
Of the 28 pupils who finished Year 11 at Beaumont Hill Academy in 2023, 0% stayed on in Beaumont Hill Academy’s own sixth form (Darlington average 12%), 43% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 4.3 against 46.1 across England and 44.3 in Darlington, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
14% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Darlington and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Beaumont Hill Academy | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 28 | 1,148 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 31% | 13% |
| — further education college | 43% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 43% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 1% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Beaumont Hill Academy | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 4.3 | 44.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.16 | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 60% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 6.0 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 1.8 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 11 | 44% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| Mathematics | 6 | 24% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| Physics | 4 | 16% | 23% | — | 46% | — |
| English Literature | 3 | 12% | 86% | — | 21% | — |
| Art and Design | 3 | 12% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 4 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 4 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Darlington
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Hummersknott Academy
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Hurworth School
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Longfield Academy
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Polam Hall School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.