Secondary
Carmel College
The Headlands, Darlington, DL3 8RW
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1367 of 1382 places
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
60%
53.5
1st of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in Darlington we can score - 9 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 |
| Entered the EBacc | 74% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% |
| A level average points per entry | 34.33 |
| A level students | 122 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 64% |
| 22/23 | 60% |
| 23/24 | 63% |
| 24/25 | 60% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.8 |
| 22/23 | 37.8 |
| 23/24 | 37.4 |
| 24/25 | 34.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.20 |
| 22/23 | +0.34 |
| 23/24 | +0.38 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 55.3 |
| 22/23 | 53.2 |
| 23/24 | 53.6 |
| 24/25 | 53.5 |
The Headlands, Darlington, DL3 8RW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Darlington admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Mel Kane
- Address
- The Headlands, Darlington, DL3 8RW
- Telephone
- 01325254525