Wyvern Academy is a secondary school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/11/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Eggleston View, Darlington

School Information

Address: Eggleston View, Darlington, DL3 9SH
Website: http://wyvernacademy.org/
Telephone: 01325351377
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Owen Inglis
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 143845

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 482
Number of Boys: 250
Number of Girls: 232

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.92 Confidence interval -1.17 to -0.67
Of the 110 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 102 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:24%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road, DL3 7PY 		2,615 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Mount Pleasant Primary School
Newton Lane, DL3 9HE 		363 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
Newton Lane, Cockerton DL3 9EX 		959 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mowden Junior School
Conyers Avenue, DL3 9DE 		1,030 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mowden Infant School
Bushel Hill Drive, DL3 9QG 		1,162 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Family RC Primary School
Prior Street, DL3 9EN 		1,177 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View, DL3 9SH 		0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Carmel College
The Headlands, DL3 8RW 		1,747 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, DL3 8AR 		1,995 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longfield Academy
Longfield Road, DL3 0HT 		3,260 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace, DL3 7AU 		2,650 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall, Barnes Road DL3 9BL 		789 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEmbleton View
Westgate House, Coniscliffe Road DL3 8TF 		2,206 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rise Carr College
Eldon Street, DL3 0NS 		2,841 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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