Carmel College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,367 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.5
Academy sponsor led
Wyvern Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 464of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 95
- Ofsted
- Good, 20 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Darlington School of Maths and Science (URN 137122, until 1 December 2016).
What the data says
Of the 78 pupils who finished Year 11 at Wyvern Academy in 2023, 26% moved to a sixth form college, 50% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
13% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.7 against 46.1 across England and 44.3 in Darlington, with 24% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 12% of the year group, and 10% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
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 | Wyvern Academy | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 78 | 1,148 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 5% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 26% | 31% | 13% |
| — further education college | 50% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 1% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Wyvern Academy | Darlington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.7 | 44.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 10% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.0 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.8 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 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 | 93 | 98% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 53% |
| Mathematics | 93 | 98% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 54% |
| English Literature | 92 | 97% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 67 | 71% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 46% |
| History | 65 | 68% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 48% |
| Geography | 26 | 27% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 23% |
| Biology | 26 | 27% | 23% | 27% | 45% | 73% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 27% | 23% | 19% | 47% | 65% |
| Physics | 26 | 27% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 65% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 15% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 57% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 15% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 79% |
| Music | 13 | 14% | 5% | 15% | 33% | 54% |
| French | 11 | 12% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 64% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 9 | 9% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 22% |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 19 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Darlington
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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.