Darlington College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationDarlington

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Darlington College is a further education in Darlington for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Central Park, Haughton Road, Darlington, DL1 1DR01325 503050darlington.ac.ukMr David Gartland principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

796 students finished sixth-form courses.

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	796	676	610	752	1,397	1,487
Average A level grade	–	z	z	z	NE	–
Applied general courses: points per entry	22.55	23.11	28.84	21.83	–	–
T levels: points per entry	19.29	26.73	30.70	36.42	–	–

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Darlington council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 563 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training67%and stayed there for at least six months

8%13%39%27%

University 7%Further education college 8%Apprenticeship 13%Work 39%Not in education, work or training 27%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 61%, compared with 71% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training22%England 72%

Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship13%England 6%

Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 20% went on to degree-level study or training.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	67%	70%	71%	–
Education	16%	15%	17%	–
Apprenticeship	13%	13%	14%	1%
Work	39%	42%	40%	–
Not in education, work or training	27%	26%	26%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m63312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate168 per 1,000 people85% higher than the England average

Typical house price£174,995Darlington

Nearest bus stop90 mDarlington College, 19 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Gurney Pease Academy	Academy	570 m	191	Report card 2026	13	Compare
Borough Road Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	640 m	109	Good 2020	–	Compare
St Aidan's Church of England Academy	Academy	760 m	587	Good 2020	13	Compare
Corporation Road Community Primary School	Academy	970 m	282	Good 2023	63	Compare
Heathfield Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	439	Good 2019	31	Compare
Northwood Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	429	Good 2024	33	Compare
The Rydal Academy	Academy	0.8 miles	584	Good 2022	12	Compare
George Dent Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	0.9 miles	97	Outstanding 2024	–	Compare

All schools in Darlington Best primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Darlington College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Darlington College yet.

How many pupils does Darlington College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Central Park, Haughton Road, Darlington, DL1 1DR
Telephone: 01325 503050
Website: www.darlington.ac.uk
Principal: Mr David Gartland
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Darlington
Ward: Stephenson
Constituency: Darlington
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 130656 · LAESTAB 8418000 · UKPRN 10001850

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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