Wyvern Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Darlington
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Darlington Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wyvern Academy is a secondary school in Darlington for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Darlington has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Wyvern Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 3 of the 5 other Darlington secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 50 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 24% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 nearest secondary schools in Darlington.
- The Attainment 8 score in 2024/25 was 37.7 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Darlington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Darlington
- Pupils on roll
- 464 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have achieved their ambitious vision of giving this community the school it deserves.”
- “Wyvern Academy is a place where pupils are happy, safe and learn well.”
- “Leaders have fostered a culture of celebration and recognition.”
To improve
- “In some classes, teachers are not delivering the curriculum as effectively.”
- “Occasionally, tasks do not take account of pupils’ starting points.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not routinely recognise where there are gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 50 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 50 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Darlington.
- Carmel College 1.0 mi Not judged
- Hummersknott Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Longfield Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 2.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Haughton Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hurworth School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published