Secondary schools in Darlington
9 secondary schools in Darlington, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Darlington in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Darlington first 1,244 times for 1,242 places: 1.00 first choices per place. One of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Hummersknott Academy, to 3.11 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Carmel College
- Hurworth School
- Longfield Academy
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy
- Wyvern Academy
- Hummersknott Academy
- Polam Hall School
- Staindrop Academy
- Haughton Academy
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Browse by authority: County Durham · Darlington · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.