Wyvern Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Darlington
Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
29.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
464
Capacity used
Has space52%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
95 of 95 families who put it first got an offer
101
Places offered
149
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 95 | 95 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 26 | 2 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 149 | 97 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Darlington lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nadia Robinson
- Address
- Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH
- Phone
- 01325351377
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Ward / constituency
- Cockerton · Darlington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143845
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
464 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 518 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.52 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 46.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 95 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 93 | 14% | 27% | 54% | |
| English Language | 93 | 8% | 30% | 53% | |
| English Literature | 92 | 20% | 48% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 67 | 3% | 21% | 46% | |
| History | 65 | 22% | 38% | 48% | |
| Biology | 26 | 27% | 62% | 73% | |
| Physics | 26 | 23% | 42% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 19% | 50% | 65% | |
| Geography | 26 | 12% | 19% | 23% | |
| Art and Design | 14 | 14% | 64% | 79% | |
| Computer Science | 14 | 14% | 50% | 57% | |
| Music | 13 | 15% | 38% | 54% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Darlington council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.