OFSTED
20 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Darlington
Trust
CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
464
464 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
272
58.6% of pupils
Male pupils
192
41.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.6 pts
above England
School
47.4%
Darlington
28.9%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
below England
School
8.6%
Darlington
10.6%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Darlington
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.6%
397
Any other Asian background
3.4%
16
Any other White background
2.6%
12
African
2.2%
10
White and Asian
1.3%
6
Bangladeshi
1.1%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.4%
113 of
464 pupils
3.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.7
1.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.52 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.15 pts
higher than
England
School
9.37%
Darlington
6.19%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.33 pts
higher than
England
School
29.15%
Darlington
17.45%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.67 pts
higher than
England
School
3.47%
Darlington
2.16%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
51.6%
40.8 pts
below England
Wyvern Academy
51.6%
Darlington
85.9%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.