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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Darlington GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 8 state secondary schools in Darlington, 1,167 pupils. Darlington ranks 101 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 0.6 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
45.1%
2.7 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
12.1%
2.6 pts below England
Attainment 8
45.7
1.9 points below England
Council rank
101 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Darlington at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Carmel College (52.7).
- Schools range from 39.8 to 52.7 on Attainment 8, a spread of 12.9 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 36.6, 13.6 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Carmel College (45.4).
- Most improved on 2025: Haughton Academy, up 4.3 points to 42.3.
Every Darlington secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel CollegeRoman Catholic | 215 | 52.7 | −0.8 | 78.6% | 54.0% | 21.4% | 45.4 |
| 2 | Hummersknott Academy | 229 | 50.7 | +2.9 | 78.2% | 58.1% | 14.0% | 44.2 |
| 3 | Polam Hall School | 104 | 45.9 | +1.3 | 69.2% | 40.4% | 6.7% | 34.0 |
| 4 | Hurworth School | 122 | 42.4 | −6.7 | 62.3% | 36.1% | 5.7% | 28.9 |
| 5 | Haughton Academy | 142 | 42.3 | +4.3 | 63.4% | 47.2% | 9.9% | 35.6 |
| 6 | St Aidan's Church of England AcademyChurch of England | 109 | 41.6 | +1.6 | 59.6% | 41.3% | 16.5% | 33.8 |
| 7 | Wyvern Academy | 82 | 41.3 | +3.6 | 59.8% | 29.3% | 7.3% | 35.0 |
| 8 | Longfield Academy | 164 | 39.8 | −3.0 | 50.0% | 33.5% | 6.7% | 32.8 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Darlington against the rest of the North East
- Stockton-on-Tees52.0%
- Gateshead51.5%
- North Tyneside47.2%
- Redcar and Cleveland47.1%
- Newcastle upon Tyne46.6%
- Sunderland46.4%
- County Durham45.8%
- Darlington45.1%
- Northumberland44.4%
- Hartlepool42.2%
- Middlesbrough39.4%
- South Tyneside38.9%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.