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
George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road , DL3 7PY 		4out of 4 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
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Newton Lane , DL3 9HE 		3out of 4 363 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
Newton Lane , Cockerton DL3 9EX 		3out of 4 959 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mowden Junior School
Conyers Avenue , DL3 9DE 		3out of 4 1,030 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mowden Infant School
Bushel Hill Drive , DL3 9QG 		3out of 4 1,162 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Family RC Primary School
Prior Street , DL3 9EN 		3out of 4 1,177 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View , DL3 9SH 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Carmel College
The Headlands , DL3 8RW 		4out of 4 1,747 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive , DL3 8AR 		2out of 4 1,995 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road , DL3 0HT 		3out of 4 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
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU 		- not rated 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
Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall , Barnes Road DL3 9BL 		1out of 4 789 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Embleton View
Westgate House , Coniscliffe Road DL3 8TF 		- not rated 2,206 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Rise Carr College
Eldon Street , DL3 0NS 		3out of 4 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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