Wyvern Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 143845
- Address
- Eggleston View, DL3 9SH
- Website
- http://wyvernacademy.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 503 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.1%
- Girls
- 54.9%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 86.9%
Other Asian 3.4%
Other White 2.8%
Indian 1.6%
African 1.6%
Mixed 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.6
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.26
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 93 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 92 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Wyvern Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 59 55 |
| Year 8 | 100 39 61 |
| Year 9 | 109 45 64 |
| Year 10 | 85 37 48 |
| Year 11 | 95 47 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 12.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 31.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.4% 3.0% |