Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Ms Nadia Robinson
- Sponsor
- Consilium Academies
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- URN
- 143845
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325351377
About this school
Wyvern Academy is a secondary academy in Darlington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 464 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wyvern Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 78 | 81 | 95 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 | 39.7 | 37.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.80 -1.12 to -0.47 | -0.52 -0.83 to -0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 25.9% | 24.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 44.4% | 46.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 11.1% | 9.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wyvern Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Darlington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.6 | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.7 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.7 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 466 |
| 2024/25 | 503 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wyvern Academy compares
Wyvern Academy ranked 8th of 8 secondary schools in Darlington for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.7 | 9.4% | 45.7% | 464 | — |
| Carmel College | 53.5 | 5.9% | 19.2% | 1,367 | 1.0 miles |
| Hummersknott Academy | 47.8 | 7.7% | 23% | 1,215 | 1.1 miles |
| Longfield Academy | 42.8 | 10% | 37.2% | 660 | 1.9 miles |
| St Aidan's Church of England Academy | 40 | 11.4% | 45.5% | 587 | 2.7 miles |
| Haughton Academy | 38 | 9.3% | 44.4% | 854 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.73%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.37%
- Persistent absence
- 29.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carmel College1.0 miles
Secondary · Darlington
-
Hummersknott Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Darlington
-
Longfield Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Darlington
-
St Aidan's Church of England Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Darlington
-
Haughton Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Darlington
Other schools in Darlington
Wyvern Academy ranks 9th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Darlington.
- Carmel College Secondary
- Haughton Academy Secondary
- Hummersknott Academy Secondary
- Hurworth School Secondary
- Longfield Academy Secondary
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy Secondary
- Staindrop Academy Secondary
- Borough Road Nursery School Nursery
- George Dent Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Infants' School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Corporation Road Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wyvern Academy teach?
- Wyvern Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Darlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Wyvern Academy?
- The headteacher of Wyvern Academy is Ms Nadia Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wyvern Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wyvern Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wyvern Academy?
- Wyvern Academy has 464 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wyvern Academy full?
- Wyvern Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 464 on roll (52%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wyvern Academy a faith school?
- No. Wyvern Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Wyvern Academy part of an academy trust?
- Wyvern Academy is part of CONSILIUM ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wyvern Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.6 in 2022/23 and 37.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wyvern Academy compare with other schools in Darlington?
- Wyvern Academy ranked 8th of 8 secondary schools in Darlington for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wyvern Academy's absence rate?
- Wyvern Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wyvern Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wyvern Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.