Wyvern Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 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
- 466 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 87.3%
Other White 3.2%
Other Asian 2.4%
Mixed 1.7%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.21
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 81 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 81 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Wyvern Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 99
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 97 41 56 |
| Year 8 | 105 45 60 |
| Year 9 | 86 42 44 |
| Year 10 | 97 48 49 |
| Year 11 | 81 39 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 46.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 13.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 33.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.2% |